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Old 01-30-2011, 06:53 AM   #8
Mr. Adventure
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Originally Posted by TravlinOn View Post
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On the issue of the breaker switch, on further reflection, I think the situation might arise if the controller is set to be sensitive to stops in traffic conditions, the backing is downhill where braking is necessary, the pavement is wet, and the trailer brakes then stutter and skid repeatedly.
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Backing downhill might not activate the trailer brakes, but the manual lever would. The Prodigy is pretty well behaved, and it's adjustments are handy. However, in a real situation you don't have a lot of time to fiddle with buttons or switches, particularly circuit breakers that would be down the wire under the dash.

I think any kind of on-off switch to the brake controller is a bad idea because it's a too-easy way to find yourself driving without the trailer brakes someday.
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