Thread: Which Electric Brake Controller?

Hi Grumpybastard,

I tow a Kimberley behind my D2, and use the Prodigy. In my view it has to be the bees knees of brake controlers. Very easy to set, very easy to adjust if you're going off road and need a little more or less braking. I've had my unit for 12 months now and cannot fault it. Bought mine off ebay for around the same price, that's much cheaper than Repco.
John

Prodigy........

Prodigy looks like a go'er then

I regularly tow my missus' off road vehicle (horse and float) around, mine cost $140 including fitting from the local auto electrician, they all do the same job so get the cheapest one possible

I was reading this link it gives a comparison of brake controllers.

It looks like the main advantage of the Prodigy is its pendulum based but does not need leveling.

(i threatened my missus that we would need to start towing a horse and horse float around, so when LR broke down we would be able to get to our destination)

There is a difference between brake controllers in my experience, and as you say the Prodigy can be mounted on many angles and have the pendulem controler remain effective, but it does fit on the D2 dash between the A pillar and the instrument panel.
Very easy to wire up, only 4 wires.
power, earth, brake pedal (switch wire) and the blue one to the trailer conection.
You will need a auto resetting 20 amp fuse. This is not included in the unit, but easy to get.

My auto electrician has placed my Prodigy hanging off the coin tray. I wanted to insert it into the hole itself but it was just to difficult in the end. The wire core is quite thick so it would have been a struggle.

Another issue which he suggested was the Prodigy had to be in easy reach of the lever underneath the unit. This is the manual lever to apply the brakes..just for those days when everything is going wrong

So it is positioned just in front of my kneecap when comfortable.....

G'Day Grumpybastard

I was asking the same question a week or two ago (Off forum) for my new camper trailer. Everyone I spoke to said the prodigy was the "Bees Knees" if you could afford it???

........... someone paid near $500 fitted .
............ best price I found from various internet suppliers was around $275.00.
................I bought one off ebay...... $179.50

Haven't fitted it yet, but it looks easy to do. I'm awaiting delivery of some anderson plugs and the auto reset circuit breaker. I'll run the brake wire and some power wires to the back at the same time, need to charge the onboard battery too.

Why did I get a prodigy ???

I'd rather spend a bit more when it comes to safety (but not too much )
very adjustable and easy to adjust (boost settings)
automatically varies braking power (pendulum not timer/time delay)
easy to mount with mounting slope not critical (0 to 70 degrees)