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Well - your welcome.
Basically on elec brakes all your doing is hooking a controller of of voltage into a proportioning system - you control the trailer voltage supplied by dialing it in from the main dash controller. This controls nothing to the lead vehicle.
Not so with air sytems. I gave the diagram only as basics - as said - they are many different systems and designs @Wedge brakes lot less moving components and therefore a more instant direct braking system but a PIA for some to work on.
In air systems there is no interchange of components from the main designs as these have all been calibrated and well thought out.
Braking with the foot treadle valve with trailer hooked on air system - it is a more regulated pressure thoughout the entire system.
Braking with only the hand trailer valve - you need to watch the gauge and nearly at 30# pressure your locking up the trailer brakes. Grab a handfull of trailer valve and hold on to your pants.
Hope this helps
Basically on elec brakes all your doing is hooking a controller of of voltage into a proportioning system - you control the trailer voltage supplied by dialing it in from the main dash controller. This controls nothing to the lead vehicle.
Not so with air sytems. I gave the diagram only as basics - as said - they are many different systems and designs @Wedge brakes lot less moving components and therefore a more instant direct braking system but a PIA for some to work on.
In air systems there is no interchange of components from the main designs as these have all been calibrated and well thought out.
Braking with the foot treadle valve with trailer hooked on air system - it is a more regulated pressure thoughout the entire system.
Braking with only the hand trailer valve - you need to watch the gauge and nearly at 30# pressure your locking up the trailer brakes. Grab a handfull of trailer valve and hold on to your pants.
Hope this helps