Can anyone Identify this brake controller?

**Wil2k** · 17th January 2011, 06:06 PM

Any info on this brake controller would be appreciated. No brand or model no. Just says BRAKE CONTROL in large friendly letters. Unmarked dial on one side, GAIN on the other. LED on top. Slide switch of some sort on one end.

I know nothing about these at all. How do they work. I'm assuming it needs a compatible receiver on the trailer. I've disconnected it for now, as it was in the way.

Cheers

Wil

**wardy1** · 17th January 2011, 06:56 PM

Could be an older Sekonsha, looks similar to the one I had in my last D2. I now have a remote head Redarc which is brilliant and you can fit it into a dash pod (which I did) with the main unit screwed up under the dash on the drivers side.
They connect up (most elec controllers anyway) through the trailer plug. Of course, your trailer needs to be equipped with electric brakes

**Wil2k** · 17th January 2011, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by wardy1

They connect up (most elec controllers anyway) through the trailer plug. Of course, your trailer needs to be equipped with electric brakes

Ahhh cool! See? Told ya I knew nothing about them! I thought it was wireless!

What;s the squeezable switch thing for? Applying the brakes (very) manually?

Wil

**lardy** · 17th January 2011, 07:03 PM

I had one of these on I think a disco, piece of junk great way of draining a battery over night if that is your aim!
They were recalled early on as they had this issue, I would chuck it and buy one that is no drama's

**sniegy** · 17th January 2011, 08:24 PM

Tekonsha Prodigy.

Cheers

**Wil2k** · 17th January 2011, 08:49 PM

Aha! Thanks guys.
You've put me on the right path. looks like it's a Voyager rather than a Prodigy according to this site:

brake_controllers

Think I'll just leave it in a box for now. Can't imagine pulling big trailers in the near future! I'll see if I can google up the manual etc.

Wil

**d2dave** · 17th January 2011, 09:02 PM

Wil,
I have a voyager in the hand brakes car. I also have the instruction manual for it so if you are unsuccessful with your google search I could copy it and post to you.

The slide thingy is for adjusting the gain.

Dave.

**wrinklearthur** · 17th January 2011, 09:08 PM

Be careful hooking it up, as all things electronic run on smoke !

When you let the smoke out they stop working.

Cheers Arthur

**Bearman** · 17th January 2011, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by lardy

I had one of these on I think a disco, piece of junk great way of draining a battery over night if that is your aim!
They were recalled early on as they had this issue, I would chuck it and buy one that is no drama's

That's interesting, I have a Tekonsho Voyager in my County and sometimes it doesn't get started for a week or two and the battery is low. I have been blaming the ERPS system which was fitted about the same time. Maybe I should disconnect them one at a time and discover which one is the culprit. I didn't even think that the brake control could be the blame.

**Grumndriva** · 18th January 2011, 11:12 AM

It certainly looks like an electric brake controller.

The slide is or should be used for manually activating the trailer brakes. It is for emergency use (and for initially setting up).

A Tekonsha brake controller should not affect the battery as it should not be live until the ignition is on.

Whatever it is, if you need a good brake controller in the future, get a Prodigy or its later developments.

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