electric/hydraulic brake issue???
#11
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That sucks! Did you turn up the "boost" setting to see if that helps? There should be no delay at all either way, but it may help a little. I run mine on the 'b3' setting and it feels much better. It starts Applying the brakes at a higher initial voltage. You get ur boat back today?
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That sucks! Did you turn up the "boost" setting to see if that helps? There should be no delay at all either way, but it may help a little. I run mine on the 'b3' setting and it feels much better. It starts Applying the brakes at a higher initial voltage. You get ur boat back today? 

#13
Is your battery on the trailer good, charged, and holding a charge?
Is the 12V hot on your 7 pin connector on the truck hot all the time with 12V when the ignition is on?
Last, you will need two people to check this: The electric brake lead on the 7 pin on the truck... the voltage should increase as someone pushes on the brake pedal with the factory controller, or as someone slides the manual engage switch on the Tenkosha.
Last, there should be an electrical connection box on the Myco. You can check all of the voltages there and make sure there is not a corrosion issue or anything.
I stuck a comparative thread up some time back on the different aftermarket controllers. The MaxBrake is definitely a better choice over an inertia based controller like the Tenkosha.
With that said, I've towed my Myco with the MaxBrake on my truck, and with a borrowed 2006 Ford with integrated factory controller, and they both work fine.
There is an adapter that Myco sells for use with the BrakeRite systems they install, when coupled with factory brake systems. You might need this.
Is the 12V hot on your 7 pin connector on the truck hot all the time with 12V when the ignition is on?
Last, you will need two people to check this: The electric brake lead on the 7 pin on the truck... the voltage should increase as someone pushes on the brake pedal with the factory controller, or as someone slides the manual engage switch on the Tenkosha.
Last, there should be an electrical connection box on the Myco. You can check all of the voltages there and make sure there is not a corrosion issue or anything.
I stuck a comparative thread up some time back on the different aftermarket controllers. The MaxBrake is definitely a better choice over an inertia based controller like the Tenkosha.
With that said, I've towed my Myco with the MaxBrake on my truck, and with a borrowed 2006 Ford with integrated factory controller, and they both work fine.
There is an adapter that Myco sells for use with the BrakeRite systems they install, when coupled with factory brake systems. You might need this.
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From: SE FL
We have a different setup that uses the Carlisle E/H system and when I installed it according to their not so clear instructions the trailer brakes did not work the way they should. I took it to a local trailer shop and after about an hour of troubleshooting it turned out just one wire was hooked up wrong. Maybe it is that simple?
Did you call Myco about this issue? Before I purchased our set up I talked to Carlisle to make sure it would work with our truck. What year truck do you have? The fix could be as simple as getting an adapter, the shop that sold ours to us talked about maybe needing a wire kit, I don't know. Hope this helps.
Also, one last thing. We have a 2011 F-350 and in the system menu it has a setting for trailer brakes and the option for electric and electric over hydraulic. If you have a newer truck it could be a menu selection issue.
Did you call Myco about this issue? Before I purchased our set up I talked to Carlisle to make sure it would work with our truck. What year truck do you have? The fix could be as simple as getting an adapter, the shop that sold ours to us talked about maybe needing a wire kit, I don't know. Hope this helps.
Also, one last thing. We have a 2011 F-350 and in the system menu it has a setting for trailer brakes and the option for electric and electric over hydraulic. If you have a newer truck it could be a menu selection issue.
Last edited by TW720HVY; 06-30-2012 at 08:08 AM.
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From: SE FL
What year is your F-450? There is a kit out there that our trailer supplier said I may need for our on board controller to work with E/H brakes. As it turned out ours did not need it. Just another thought and I can sympathize with you issues.
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