Thread: Electric Brakes on Camper

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Just to throw a cat amongst the pigeons...
In marine applications electric brakes are generally electric over hydraulic, ie signal from brake controller goes to the brains on the trailer that controls a pump with hydraulic outlet. Think electric master cylinder. Then run hard line to essentially standard hydraulic brake calipers.

If you were running say landy hubs on landy stubs, or any other vehicle hub (ie not trailer hub) you could mount the appropriate discs and hydraulic calipers and then run an electric over hydraulic master...

Steve

That's an expensive way of going... Last electric over hydraulic controller I bought was about 8 years ago and cost over $1100 (just for the controller). Most of these also have a slight delay, as the rotary pump builds the required hydraulic pressure, if all is good it's well under 1 sec but that seems like a long time when you're really standing on the picks.

There is one unit available that uses air to operate the master cylinder, they have no delay due to the small air tank but require a special in-cab controller and work out to over $2000, and you still have not bought any discs, callipers ect

All fair points Harlie,
But if you have scalped a rover axle or any other axle for your hubs and stubs, you have the hardware for stoppers. All you need is some hardline and a few brass fittings.
Ive only had experience with the Brakerite unit, can be got from the States for well cheaper than local? (US$500). I believe it has a 30msec response time?
Probably more applicable for marine trailers, but also the benefit of not having electric brake shoes rattling / rusting to death is a plus?

Steve