What exactly does the brake controller do?
I have a Prodigy 2 brake controller, and I know how to set it for the little lever that activates only the trailer brakes. I roll about 5 mph on a level surface, and set the number to where it just s...
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Ex-Tech wrote:
Read the directions for the controller. Any adjustment made affects the braking of the controller in general, not just for the lever.
You need to adjust the dial on the side to lessen the power to the trailer and then program the controller to activate the trailer brakes later then the tow vehicle.
I suspected that it did, but thanks for confirming.
Why I was trying to find this out is because I've noticed that sometimes the trailer brakes will be super sensitive, and I figured this must have something to do with how the controller is set.
BTW, the instructions were very cursory, only telling how to set it, which I did to the letter.
