So I wanted to post about my experience after coming back from a 2,000 trip around the Colorado mountains a couple weeks ago. The Insight controller performed flawlessly and and we never experienced the infamous "Hensley Bump" that others and myself have at certain times! I did play with the two adjustments a little to get it dialed in right - the sensitivity I have it on is 5 (out of 9) and the power is set at 60 (out of 95). This works real well. As I applied more pressure to the foot pedal, the Insight did a real good job of applying proportional trailer braking.
One of the neat features of the Insight is that they split the unit into three components (brains, control & display) . The little display I placed right on top of the steering wheel post. It's small enough to not be bothersome and gave me a clear, easy to see indication as to the setting adjustments I was making, as well as how much brake force the unit was applying. The display is not that bright, but I found that in most instances it was readable just fine. At night, I wouldn't want it any brighter.
I never thought I would say this, but it has been a decent replacement for my old Jordan 2020 (which was a true proportional controller with a cable attached to the brake pedal lever)! Once I got the Insight dialed in it was just as smooth as the Jordan. In one respect I think it even might be slightly superior to the Jordan, in that the Insight applies power as it feels the need for deceleration. Once the need to slow down passes, I could see the applied power drop to zero on the display as the truck & TT came to a stop. The Jordan, on the other hand, would keep applying power to the TT brakes as long as a foot was on the brake pedal.
I hereby give this Hopkins Insight my full recommendation!
