BRAKES
-
(ELECTRICAL)
(OPTIONAL)
The brakes on your new unit
are
electric and are integrated into
your brake system of your
truck
or car in such a way that equal
braking power
is
distributed to both trailer and towing vehicle.
Explained below are several components that make up the brake
system.
First of all, the battery of your truck or car
is
used
as
the primary
source of power. No special source of power is required. From the
battery, the power is taken to the controller which will be
assembled under the dashboard of your truck or car. In
open
positions, it breaks the electrical circuit, so no current reaches the
brakes. When depressed
by
hand or by hydraulic pressure (foot
pedal) the variable resister controls the amount of current which
in
turn varies the braking of your trailer.
Although it is possible to operate the controller
by
hand,
it
is
designed
to
operate automatically 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 turned
for more or less braking effort.
The
last item
in
the braking system is the brakes themselves. The
brakes
are
wired in parailel. never in series. Parallel wiring
provides
each
brake
with
its own individual power supply to give
you assurance of safety and protection.
BACKING
YOUR
TRAILER
(HYDRAULIC)
Your brake system may be designed to operate with hydraulic
surge brakes. This means that the back-up braking
is
only
10%
of
the effectiveness of the forward braking.
All backing must be done
slowly, however, so not
to
fully engage the brakes.
If difficulty is experienced in backing, have a qualified mechanic
check the brakes at
the
first opportunity.
UNDER
NO
CIRCUM-
STANCES
SHOULD
ANY
ATTEMPT
BE
MADE
TO
BLOCK
OUT
OR
JAM
THE
HYDRAULfC BRAKE
SYSTEM.
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