BRAKES
(ELECTRICAL)
The brakes on your
new
unit are electric, and are integrated
into
the
brake
system
of
your tow vehicie in such a way that equal. braking
power
is
distributed to both trajler and towing vehicle. Explained below are several
components that make up the brake system.
First of all, the battery of
your
tow vehicle
is
used as the primary source
of
power. From the battery, the power is taken to the conrrol!er which
will
be
assembled under the dashboard of your truck or car. In open positions,
it
breaks the eiectrical circuit, so no current reaches the breaks. When
depressed
by
hand or
by
hydraulic pressure
(foot
pedal) rhe variable resistor
controls the amount
of
current which
in
turn varies the braking of your
trailer.
Although
it
is possible to operate
the
controlier by hand, it
is
designed
to
operate autornaticaily when the car's brakes are applied.
A
line for hydraulic
fluid from the controller to
the
master cylinder allows the accelerator bar
and
coil
to
make contact when the foot pedal is depressed, which in turn
sends the current to the brakes.
To
obtain equality between your car or truck
and your Jayco trailer,
a
front mounted knob on the controller can be turn-
ed for more or less braking effort.
The last item
in
the braking system is the brakes themselves.
The
brakes
are wired in parallel, never in series.
If
the current first went through one
brake and then the other,
as
it
would for series, each brake would get a
different quantity of power and braking would be uneven. Therefore, the
brakes are wired to give you the assurance of safety and protection.
BREAK-AWAY
SWITCH
The break-away switch
is
one of the most important parts of your trailer
electric brake system. The very instant a break-away occurs, the pullpin
which
is
linked
to
the
tow
car is pulled from the switch. The two contacts
automatically close to complete
the
electrical circuit
and
apply
the
trailer
brakes. This system will apply the brakes of the trailer should it break away
from the tow vehicle.
A
sufficient size battery
is
required to power the break-
away switch.
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