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Thu, August 6th, 2009, 05:21 PM
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Brake Smart or Max Brake. They use a pressure sensor off the brake line for true proportional braking and it works fantastic. Plus they're compatible with either electric or electric over hydraulic brakes. Neither are cheap but you most certainly get what you pay for.
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Thu, August 6th, 2009, 06:30 PM
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The brand isn't very important, the big thing is to make sure it's the correct type of brake controller. There are 2 main types, the safest by FAR is a "proportional" brake controller, which means when you push the brake pedal to 10%, so does the trailer, and when you push it to 50%, so does the trailer, etc. The other type I believe is "time delayed" (the longer you hold the brake pedal down the harder the trailer brakes) and... can't remember if there are other types. I personally have a Tekenosha Prodigy and it works great towing an 8000# trailer. The nicer controllers allow you to have the trailer brake harder than the truck, which is desired at highway speeds to reduce sway.
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Thu, August 6th, 2009, 06:45 PM
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Guys thanks for the great advice.
 I really appreciate it. It appears I have more research to do than I initially thought.Thanks Joe
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Thu, August 6th, 2009, 07:53 PM
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And, I'll add that controllers like the Prodogy and the Primus ARE proportional controllers that rely on a "pendulum" in the controller to sense deceleration. The harder you brake, the more the pendulum swings, which in turn supplies more voltage to the electric brakes on the trailer. There's no delay, and yes, both these controllers can be set to apply more braking than you are doing, so you can feel the trailer pulling back on you. I kind of like a "neutral" feel myself, and I have an anti-sway hitch.
There was no possibility of mis-wiring in my case. My truck already had the brake wiring installed as part of the factory tow option (the connector was just to the right of the OBDII port) and the Ford harness I bought with the Primus was an "adapter" that simply plugged into it. I think I may have had to add a fuse though - but I seem to recall that it was supplied with the controller or harness. Be careful you don't route your brake controller line parallel to the Gryphon's OBDII line. It could cause interference in the Gryphon's display. (Lars brought this up a while back). Unless you have a trailer with hydraulic brakes, you don't need a controller that has this feature. - Jack
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