Anyone using a Curt Echo brake controller?

Mike134 wrote:

mkirsch wrote:

Mike134 wrote:
Our point is wireless connections can and do fail.

safe travels and stay in front of me.

Good thing that a wireless connection is not required for the brake controller to function. Do you really think manufacturers would be that short sighted?

and no, you stay out in front of me.

Just a follow-up question, if you hard wire a controller under your dash there is typically a 25A or 30A dedicated circuit just to apply the brakes ( that's why the Blue wire is so thick).
Where do these magic wireless controllers get power to apply the brakes? Piggyback from the charging circuit? or the lights? Do you add a jumper under the dash to use the OEM trailer brake circuit? How do you apply just the trailer brakes if you needed them in a hurry?

I think I'll stay behind you after further review.

Wired connections can and do fail also!

The ECHO can operate without the phone, and does it very nicely. There is no requirement for modifying the existing trailer plug wiring and the brakes still work. If I want the ability to manually control the brakes, I turn on my phone, pull up the ECHO app, and press a "button" on the screen, and the brakes turn on. I can control the amount of brake and/or set up a program to control the rate of application, (i.e. SMOOTH). While driving, I can watch the phone and see how the brake controller is working, when and how much the brakes are being applied. But, to repeat, the phone is not a necessary accessory. The ECHO also works independently of the phone if the phone is not there, and uses the program that is loaded into the controller. It really is a very neat system.