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Old 12-09-2007, 11:11 AM   #1
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Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I've never bought one before so any help/suggestions/recommendations would be great.....thanks in advance.

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Old 12-09-2007, 12:01 PM   #2
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Old 12-09-2007, 12:06 PM   #3
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Tekonsha (sp ?) Prodigy by far the best on the market
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Old 12-09-2007, 12:06 PM   #4
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
I have about 7 different ones currently on all my personal and work trucks and they all do the job for me. I think its like most anything.....stay away from the cheapest just to be safe.

And I dont buy anything made in China!!!!
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Old 12-09-2007, 12:37 PM   #5
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Old 12-09-2007, 12:49 PM   #6
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Every vehicle I've driven has had a Tekonsha Voyager. It's worked really well for me.
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Old 12-09-2007, 01:11 PM   #7
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get the prodigy and buy extra pocket mount brackets and wire pig tails and you can move the controler to any vehicle. I have one prodigy controler that I use in my pickup, the wife's tahoe, and the motorhome.
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Old 12-09-2007, 01:32 PM   #8
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Prodigy, I like the boost feature on mine and the pocket mount.
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Old 12-09-2007, 02:38 PM   #9
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i agree on the prodigy thats what i use also
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Old 12-09-2007, 03:17 PM   #10
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72 FREAK, you must not buy much of anything anymore, LOL!!! About everything around here is made in China...
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Old 12-09-2007, 03:18 PM   #11
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Tekonsha Prodogy is what I use, I like that I can adjust the gain on the go.
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Old 12-09-2007, 03:26 PM   #12
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Another vote Tekonsha, have 2 and never had a problem with either one.
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Old 12-09-2007, 04:54 PM   #13
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I like the newer ones that have a readout of the amount of braking.
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Old 12-10-2007, 11:52 AM   #14
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We pull an 8000 lb trailer with the 3/4 ton Suburban, and have a Prodigy brake controller. When we bought the Suburban, it had a cheaper controller and the combination was unsafe. With the Prodigy, you hardly know the extra load is there when braking. We highly recommend.

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Old 12-10-2007, 11:56 AM   #15
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Thanks for all the info folks. Now where's the best place to buy???
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72 FREAK, you must not buy much of anything anymore, LOL!!! About everything around here is made in China...
I have made an honest effort over the past 2 years to not buy anything knowingly made in China. There have been a few slip-ups but not too many. I also avoid things made in India because a lot of them are actually made in China and packaged in India. I also no longer shop at Walmart!!!

Yep........its tough but we must make a stand!!!
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Old 12-10-2007, 04:12 PM   #18
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I have made an honest effort over the past 2 years to not buy anything knowingly made in China. There have been a few slip-ups but not too many. I also avoid things made in India because a lot of them are actually made in China and packaged in India. I also no longer shop at Walmart!!!

Yep........its tough but we must make a stand!!!

There would be more jobs in America for Americans if more Americans thought this way
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I have the Voyager in my Burb and a digital one in my pickup. The digital one works but it is not nearly as smooth as the Voyager.
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Old 12-17-2007, 11:13 PM   #21
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Re: Need help choosing an electric trailer brake controller
Im am unsure about the components......but Prodigy is made in the USA
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