Wires on Ready Brake Elite?

Raymon wrote:
I strongly recommend hooking up this light. Mount it somewhere on the dash where it can be easily seen by the driver. The light will not only tell the driver if the brakes on the toad are working properly, but also tell if the brakes should fail to release for some reason.

Raymon,
Well, you're partially correct. What I mean by that is, if those wires are hooked to a light on the dash, when lighting up, all the dash light will tell you is, that the toad is surging and, therefore actuating the Ready Brake mechanism. And, if the link cable is intact, then we can ASSUME that the brakes are being applied in the toad.

But, you can loose that link cable, forget to hook it up, have it break, go limp because the clamps came loose, etc. and, you'd still get the ACTUATION LIGHT on the dash of the coach when the toad surges against the coach. It's a good thought on the process by Ready Brake but, it's not a fool-proof idea.

I, like many others on here and other RV forums, do it a bit differently. We take our "notification" that the toads brakes are being applied right from the brake switch on the toad itself. It's just a different school of thought.
Scott

I have the DL-300 wired to the dash. I also have a switch installed on the brake pedal that indicates when the brake pedal is being activated. Reason is my cars do not turn on brake light unless ignition key is in run position. I use diodes and run lights that already are in car.
Here is a thread on the subject.
Ready Brake in dash indicator light question

But don't hook it to the connector on the Ready Brake.

Put a 12v relay on the toad's brake light. The one NOT activated by the MH. Run a wire from the relay to the front of the car and hook THAT to the light on the dash. That way, instead of seeing a light when your Ready Brake activates, you see the light when the car's brakes are actually pressed. That way, you know if there is a problem keeping the car's brakes activated even though the Ready Brake is off. It also lets you know if the brakes activate on a long, steep downhill slope.

I strongly recommend hooking up this light. Mount it somewhere on the dash where it can be easily seen by the driver. The light will not only tell the driver if the brakes on the toad are working properly, but also tell if the brakes should fail to release for some reason.

Ahhhh.. I see, says the blind man.

Thank you.

Ron

There is a indicator light that is suppose to be mounted near the steering wheel to see that ready brake is operating. Here is a link to the DL-300 In-Dash Light Monitor.