TRUE proportional Brake controller
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TRUE proportional Brake controller
Does anyone know of a TRUE proportional brake controller like the Smart Brake, Max Brake or like the OEM ones? I am NOT talking a inertia based POS like the P3.
I want an ACTUAL brake pressure reading and then transform it to a voltage for the trailer brakes.
Has anyone adapted the factory Ford brake controller that came out in 05+?
I want an ACTUAL brake pressure reading and then transform it to a voltage for the trailer brakes.
Has anyone adapted the factory Ford brake controller that came out in 05+?
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Does anyone know of a TRUE proportional brake controller like the Smart Brake, Max Brake or like the OEM ones? I am NOT talking a inertia based POS like the P3.
I want an ACTUAL brake pressure reading and then transform it to a voltage for the trailer brakes.
Has anyone adapted the factory Ford brake controller that came out in 05+?
I want an ACTUAL brake pressure reading and then transform it to a voltage for the trailer brakes.
Has anyone adapted the factory Ford brake controller that came out in 05+?
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I have looked for a use Max. Pretty darn scarce. Remember the old days when the controllers teed into the master cylinder as a standard aftermarket component?
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With the integrated controllers in the new trucks the market disappeared for that type of controller. We had a BrakeSmart in our last truck but now have a integrated one and at times I miss our old one.
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You know I have really pondered this and have also posted the "why" question on Linkin. It seems there would still be a market among older truck owners and among truck buyers who did not have a tow package. Sometimes small companies do not market worth a flip and, even with a good product, can't compete.
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You know I have really pondered this and have also posted the "why" question on Linkin. It seems there would still be a market among older truck owners and among truck buyers who did not have a tow package. Sometimes small companies do not market worth a flip and, even with a good product, can't compete.
Denny
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We used the Kelsey 81739 in the City fleet back in the good old days. Is http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kelsey-Automatic-Electric-Brake-Controller-Kit-81739-81740-2-4-or-6-Brake-System-/381197476546?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item58c123e2c2&vxp=mtr anywhere close to what you're looking for? Had to be plumbed into the hydraulic system.
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We used the Kelsey 81739 in the City fleet back in the good old days. Is THIS anywhere close to what you're looking for? Had to be plumbed into the hydraulic system.
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You know, I am not sure it is always because folks are holding on to the dollar too tightly. I think sometimes they don't know what they don't know. I run into this constantly with RVs. The manufacturers simply out market the small guys and can cut corners because people don't know the difference. They figure the big company is better when all it it really is is the big company has a bigger advertising budget. I keep saying pretty soon people won't remember how it used to be when there were no super large holding companies.
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