markcappel
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Just purchased a 15-foot vintage trailer that has electric drum brakes. We plan to tow "Alice" behind various vehicles. Apparently, with electric brakes it is common to use a controller -- such as a Tekonsha Prodigy, Draw-Tite Activator, or Valley Journey -- that is installed in the cockpit of the towing vehicle. These controllers offer the driver feedback on the trailer brake operation, and even give the driver the option to dial-in the amount of braking required. That's great, but I don't want that. (Also, I'm not interested in a comparison of the devices I mentioned above.)
What I want is a device that stays with the trailer and either operates by sensing deceleration on its own or by the amount of deceleration force that's appled to the ball. What I want is a surge brake that operates with electric drum brakes so that we do not need to wire each of our tow vehicles with a controller. It seems that surge brake actuators are available for hydraulic brakes, but our old canned ham has electric brakes. Is there such a thing as a surge brake for electric brakes? Does it work well? What's been your experience with this type of controller/actuator?
Please forgive if this topic has been beaten to death. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
What I want is a device that stays with the trailer and either operates by sensing deceleration on its own or by the amount of deceleration force that's appled to the ball. What I want is a surge brake that operates with electric drum brakes so that we do not need to wire each of our tow vehicles with a controller. It seems that surge brake actuators are available for hydraulic brakes, but our old canned ham has electric brakes. Is there such a thing as a surge brake for electric brakes? Does it work well? What's been your experience with this type of controller/actuator?
Please forgive if this topic has been beaten to death. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.