Advice on Electric Brake Controllers, Please

**Utemad** · 19th December 2007, 08:03 PM

I've got one (Prodigy) and like it but I've only used it a couple of times and have never used anything else to compare it to.

**tracker** · 19th December 2007, 08:10 PM

have used the Tekonsha (voyager) for about 5 years now.Havent bothed to change as its still working fine.I tow a caravan Appox1500kg and 6.5 haines (2200kg). a batch came out a couple of years ago that turned the brake lights on with no trailer hooked up and drained battrey.most were changed under warranty.
when the voyager dies Ill prob fit a prodigy.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 29th December 2007, 03:05 PM

how often do these things die?
trying to fit a Voyager,,
cannot get it to light up,,

**awabbit6** · 30th December 2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

how often do these things die?
trying to fit a Voyager,,
cannot get it to light up,,

Is it a new one Pedro??
They really shouldn't die unless connected incorrectly, but there is only 4 wires (usually) so that is unlikely

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**Pedro_The_Swift** · 30th December 2007, 10:49 AM

no,, it came with the camper,,
out of a nissan,,

not sure if it was working---

**DiscoStew** · 2nd January 2008, 10:04 PM

My D2 came with a Voyager and I changed to a prodigy before my Brizzie-Darwin-brizzie trip. Worked a treat except I had one problem: if I had my headlights on the brakes would intermittently engage for no reason. Also could not use Cruise Control with headlights on. Not a big problem cause we did not plan on any night driving but one day we did not get to destination before dark so I unplugged the controller so I could use headlights.

Next day reconnected controller and lo-and-behold the problem did not re-occur. Must have been a poor connection causing confusion. Wish I had tried that 8200kms earlier.

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