MapNerd
RVF 1K Club
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2019
- Messages
- 2,298
- Location
- Prince William, VA
- RV Year
- 2020
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Ventana 4326
- RV Length
- 43
- TOW/TOAD
- 2020 Ford F-150
- Fulltimer
- Yes
So am I right to say that in your setup, there is assumption that if your coach is sending the electrical brake signal to your 7-pin connector, which in turn lights up your LED at the driver’s seat as well as your towed vehicles brake lights, that your towed vehicle’s brakes are applied, even though that may not actually be the case. The coach could be sending the electrical signal, which lights up your towed vehicles brake lights and your LED at the driver’s seat, but air isn’t making it to the operating unit or cylinder, or it is and perhaps the actuator is stuck, whatever the issue, the brake pedal is not actually being applied - or air was never released and the brakes are applied.
In both of those cases, your LED would not indicate any issue.
To be clear, I am not trying to say this is particularly unsafe or anything of that nature. There are several ways to ice the cake, each has its own strengths and opportunities. If anything, I’m just trying to point out the limitation here so that others considering the system can make an informed choice as to how they want theirs set up and so that if this never occurred to you, well it does now and you can decide whether or not to change anything.
In both of those cases, your LED would not indicate any issue.
To be clear, I am not trying to say this is particularly unsafe or anything of that nature. There are several ways to ice the cake, each has its own strengths and opportunities. If anything, I’m just trying to point out the limitation here so that others considering the system can make an informed choice as to how they want theirs set up and so that if this never occurred to you, well it does now and you can decide whether or not to change anything.