How long should the break-away brake cable be?

dodge guy wrote:

mowin wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

BarneyS wrote:
There has been much good discussion on that topic here on the forums in the past. Click here to see some of the posts by member JBarca, who has done extensive research into this area and has posted many times about it.
Barney

AND

Ron Gratz wrote:
Adding to what John Barca has posted --

The instructions from brakeaway switch manufacturer, Warner Electric, state on page 4:

"

Position the breakaway switch on the trailer frame with the pin pointing toward the towing vehicle.
Allow sufficient lanyard length to attach the lanyard to the towing vehicle.
The lanyard should be long enough to allow for turning corners,
yet short enough to disengage the pin from the switch before the safety chains on the hitch become taut in a trailer disconnect situation.

" (bold added for emphasis)

Ron

These are IMO also are THE CORRECT ANSWERS:B

Larry

X3. It is NOT intended to activate on a complete brake away from the tv. It should activate before safety chains are taut.

Why?

Because thats how there supposed to work...Think about it, its not rocket science, if trailer becomes disconnected from tv, emergency brakes should come on asap, not IF theres a total disconnect. Feel free to use 'em whatever way you want...