Does anyone have any experience with using in cab brake controllers with electric over hydraulic disc brakes on the boat trailer? If so what brand does anyone recommend? I am looking at the Tekonsha Prodigy. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Alan

The prodigy is not recomended for electric over hyd. brakes. According to the Techs they are going to evaluate it later on this year but being a proportional controller they don't think it will go. I have put some of the Draw-Tite 5500 Activator 2 in with very good results

with electric over hydraulic disc brakes

what are these? i use prodigy for cargo trailer with electric brakes and it works flawlessly. it's really great, but it sounds like you have some kind of new fangled type brakes?

Those type of brakes he is talking about are they have a master cylinder at the tongue of the trailer with an electronic actuator to apply pressure to the cylinder. Then it sends fluid to the calipers at the wheels to apply braking power.

Tekonsha Prodidy works great for me on my 20ft travel trailer with electric brakes.

Here is the answer to the Questions
Q.) Will the Prodigy® work with Electric-Hydraulic Brakes?
A.) Tekonsha® brake controls are designed to operate electric brakes that are activated by magnets. They have not been tested for the use on electric/hydraulic brake systems. Please contact the manufacturer of the hydraulic control unit for their recommendations.

Check this site for information on electro/hydraulic systems. (http://www.dexteraxle.com/electro_hydraulic_actuators)

Idahofox

Check out the BrakeSmart. A bit pricey, but it was originally developed to control Electric over Hydraulic systems and handles them perfectly.

I second what Fingers said...BrakeSmart all the way. Even for standard electric brakes the BrakeSmart is an excellent controller.

You can find information about this controller on their website... http://www.brakesmart.net/

MaxRock

Check out the BrakeSmart. A bit pricey, but it was originally developed to control Electric over Hydraulic systems and handles them perfectly.

Damn, thats a nice controller!!!!:eek:

Not much different than the Draw-tite 5500 which is an all digital controller.

Not even close. The 5500 is inertia and the BrakeSmart is proportional to truck brake pressure.

The 5500 is a timed baased controller not inertia based. The prodiagy is a proportional type controller.

5500 is time based, right. My mistake, looked at the wrong spec. Prodigy is inertia. BrakeSmart taps the the hydraulic line and applies brakes in proportion to the line pressure. Three different approaches.

I've never used the Draw-tite so can't comment on that. Podigy is a good controller, maybe the best I've had of the inetia type. The BrakeSmart is a whole step better than the Podigy.

I guess we are both kinda right about theProdigy® Features
Applies power to the trailer brakes in proportion to vehicle's deceleration.


No level adjustment necessary - it adjusts itself to varying terrain as you drive.


The only inertial control that works proportionally in reverse - great for backing into tough spots.
prodiagy.

Pistol1,I have a fifth wheel with hydraulic disk brakes and use the Prodigy controller. For me it works very well,the braking is super smooth and easy to adjust. I installed the disk brakes on my 5th wheel two years ago and wouldn't ever go back to electric.Nice thing about the Prodigy is you just plug it in. :)