[AT] Brake Controller

[charliehill]

If you are grounding the system through your trailer ball, try running a 
ground wire from your truck chassis to the trailer chassis.  A jumper cable 
will work to test it.

Charlie
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Brake Controller


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> Thanks guys, I will try a few of those suggestions.  I have to boys who 
> can help to push on the brake petal.  I suspected it was the truck side 
> plug (figured it had warn after 14 years), so I replaced that on Friday 
> and am still having the same problems.
>
> I figured there had to be some power through the plug in order to have the 
> brake lights come on.  I am wondering if the controller is somehow not 
> allowing enough power through to activate the brakes?  Is that how they 
> work (the higher the setting, the more voltage they allow through, the 
> more pressure applied to the trailer brakes?)  I turned the controller all 
> the way up and still nothing.  Is this something I could check with a volt 
> meter?
>
> Enjoy, Joe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Len Rugen <rugenl at yahoo.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 12:04 pm
> Subject: Re: [AT] Brake Controller
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> Take a scrap broom handle or other light piece of wood and cut it to
> ength to wedge in between the seat and brake pedal.  As long as the
> ndicator light comes on, it doesn't take much pedal pressure on the
> ime delay controllers.
> Check your ice scraper if it's a long one, mine works for this also :-)
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