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rrpranch · 05-03-2007, 04:07 PM

I don't wan't to seem like I'm beating this topic to death, but I just noticed that the Prodigy manual cautions against using it with an electro-hydraulic disc brake system. I'm getting a Actibrake/Kodiac system. What is the best brake controller to use with that system? Is Prodigy just being over cautious?

Pete

Inland RV Center, In · 05-03-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rrpranch

I don't wan't to seem like I'm beating this topic to death, but I just noticed that the Prodigy manual cautions against using it with an electro-hydraulic disc brake system. I'm getting a Actibrake/Kodiac system. What is the best brake controller to use with that system? Is Prodigy just being over cautious?

Pete

Prodigy should not be used.

Hayes "Energizer 3" or Hayes "Genesis" (preferred) works great.

Andy

CanoeStream · 05-03-2007, 06:35 PM

Andy has a good perspective -- experience talks! I recently posted that Jordan was coming out with a disk brake compatible controller. Last fall's info about a disk compatible Jordan seems to be delayed. per Best Brake Controller today, "The new Ultima Plus is under development. We do not have a release date so please bookmark this page for updates."

Another related discussion is at http://www.airforums.com/forums/f439...e-23504-6.html

rrpranch · 05-03-2007, 07:22 PM

Thanks Andy and Bob! I really appreciate the info. Hey Bob, I graduated for St. Cloud State. Small world, eh?

Pete

thecatsandi · 05-03-2007, 08:11 PM

The prodigy is listed as approved by actibrake. see attached.

rrpranch · 05-03-2007, 09:19 PM

Well it's good to know that the prodigy will work with the Actibrake controller too. That gives me more options when it comes to brake controllers.

Thanks a ton, Michelle.

Pete

p.s. Isn't eastern Oregon sweet?!

thecatsandi · 05-04-2007, 10:08 AM

It is nice but it snowed yesterday. I work in a un-heated hangar. It was cold. It still cold. It is supposed to get up into the 70s next week.
We are going to have cool weekend at the little Wallowa Lake gathering.

mlo57 · 05-09-2007, 07:11 AM

I just installed the Prodigy on my new AS 31' and completed my first trip with it. I returned from 300miles with the burnt brake oder. I continued to adjust the power setting on the Prodigy but still had the smell. I saw the article which states Actibrake does recomend the unit, yet when I called the maker of Prodigy, they said it is not recomended for the AS disc brake system.
I have to agree NOT to use the prodigy on the AS as the brakes do not
simitainously slow down. I get a surge in the trailer stopping at almost any setting. My lasted attemp to resolve this was set the Prodigy to 3.0v and .b1
From other forums on this issue, I was certain Prodigy was the way to go.
Any thoughts?

HankandLois · 05-09-2007, 07:45 AM

Ok…Now I’m confused! I’m looking at a new (07) Classic 31, I own a new (07) Dodge Ram 2500 diesel. Reading the threads about break controllers I’ve concluded that the Prodigy was the way to go. Will the Prodigy controller work with the AS??? I have time for this and wish to do it right. The last thing I need is a truck and trailer in the ditch.

Bill

Pecos Pete · 05-09-2007, 08:28 AM

I have an 07 34' Classic and an 07 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel. We use the Hayes controller with no problem, but have been told that the Prodigy will work fine (a technician at the AS factory said it would). We wish we would have known this since we had one for our previous trailer, but the dealer we bought the trailer from said only the Hayes would work. Good Luck!

Inland RV Center, In · 05-09-2007, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlo57

I just installed the Prodigy on my new AS 31' and completed my first trip with it. I returned from 300miles with the burnt brake oder. I continued to adjust the power setting on the Prodigy but still had the smell. I saw the article which states Actibrake does recomend the unit, yet when I called the maker of Prodigy, they said it is not recomended for the AS disc brake system.
I have to agree NOT to use the prodigy on the AS as the brakes do not
simitainously slow down. I get a surge in the trailer stopping at almost any setting. My lasted attemp to resolve this was set the Prodigy to 3.0v and .b1
From other forums on this issue, I was certain Prodigy was the way to go.
Any thoughts?

Hayes Energize or Hayes Genesis controllers, work extremely well with the Actibrake system.

We have used them for a long time, without a single problem.

Andy

Inland RV Center, In · 05-09-2007, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HankandLois

Ok…Now I’m confused! I’m looking at a new (07) Classic 31, I own a new (07) Dodge Ram 2500 diesel. Reading the threads about break controllers I’ve concluded that the Prodigy was the way to go. Will the Prodigy controller work with the AS??? I have time for this and wish to do it right. The last thing I need is a truck and trailer in the ditch.

Bill

See the above post.

Andy

HankandLois · 05-09-2007, 08:53 AM

All right…I guess my question should be what are the “standard brakes” used on the Classic 31. This would then set the direction to go for the type/manufacture of the controller.

Bill

thecatsandi · 05-09-2007, 09:34 AM

Yes.

thecatsandi · 05-09-2007, 09:37 AM

06 was actibrake actuator with kodiak brakes. from what I have heard 07 they changed the axles. best to call the factory and ask for tech support.
877-596-6505 or 937-596-6111

HankandLois · 05-09-2007, 10:17 AM

Michelle…Yes?? I’m asking if the Actibrake electro-hydraulic disc brake system is the standard brakes on a new unit. Please forgive my ignorance. By the way…I just love your web site!!!

Bill

JimGolden · 05-09-2007, 10:41 AM

I looked at some new classics at Safford RV in VA a few weeks ago. They used the Actibrake controller with Dexter disk brakes. You could see "Dexter" right on the caliper through the spokes of the mags. I would assume then that they also had Dexter axles, although I'd heard that Airstream was going back to Henschen.

Last year when I visited Jackson Center, they had Kodiak brakes on them.

HankandLois · 05-09-2007, 11:35 AM

Michelle…so sorry!!! I didn’t see your second post. It landed on the page brake. Thanks for your answer, bottom line, I’ll wait for the controller until I buy the trailer. Thanks Jim for your input as well.

Bill

ScottW · 05-09-2007, 11:41 AM

Just bought a new 30'Classic and a Prodigy controller (yes it is recommended by A/S and Tekonsha states it is a new model that is compatible with the actibrake system). Works fine. I, too, had a 'hot' brake smell the first outing, which I contributed to new brakes and the fact that I was experimenting with different boost settings. Tires and brake discs were no hotter than the tires/brakes on my truck. Next trip was fine, no fooling with the controller, no smell.