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Old 03-24-2010, 12:26 PM   #2
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only bad thing was that my breakcontroller wouldn't work.. it would only show 0.0 meaning to me that it wasn't sending any voltage.
Hoo, boy. I would be plenty scared towing with no trailer brakes. And if I had to do it, I would not come anywhere near 65 mph. Since the trailer weighs about as much as the tow vehicle (or more), it will take at least twice as long to stop in an emergency situation. And with the tow vehicle braking hard, it would be quite possible for the trailer to come around and pass the tow vehicle in a hard stop, especially if the road is wet or sandy or limited in traction in any way. Not a good idea.

What kind of brake controller do you have? You need to get it looked at ASAP, since I think you are right - a readout of 0.0 means no brakes.

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