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07-21-2014, 11:10 PM
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Location: Weatherford, TX
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Ram Brake Controller
I'm lazy and ....
That outa the way, does anyone know how to set the gain on a Ram brake controller. Mine went up to 5 but seems to have done so automatically. I need it to go up a touch, but haven't figured that out, yet... I set it to electric lite first, then electric heavy, with the same result.
Yes, I need to watch the dvd, but I'm at work a lot lately, and... well... see the first statement for clarification... 
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07-22-2014, 04:43 PM
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Well... I watched the video, and there was nothing there of help...
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J & D in Lovely Weatherford, TX
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07-22-2014, 05:13 PM
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I just push the + button till it hits 10 for my trailer, your's will be different. Just play with it, you don't want the trailer brakes to stop the truck neither do you want the trailer to push the truck when you hit the brakes and you definitely don't want the brakes to lock up at highway speed. Before I go on the road I pull the trailer brakes at a low speed (10mph) to make sure they work like they are supposed to, they lock up when I do this on gravel.
I'm not aware of any scientific method either.
On the older style aftermarket brake controllers you had to adjust the gain according to your driving speed but not on these newer OEM and quite often there were compatibility issues.
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07-23-2014, 10:52 AM
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DOH!!! Well, last night, I was waiting for a guy that carpools with me, and I looked at this... I'm a complete nincompoop. The + and - are not just symbols above the lever... they're buttons... Feeling a little silly, right about now.
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2016 Jayco White Hawk 28DSBH TT
2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4X4 6.7L Cummins
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07-23-2014, 12:56 PM
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Go around the block a few times with the windows open. Make several manual stops (trailer brakes only) form 20mph or so under light apply, or drag the brakes...to warm them up. You have to set the gain with the trailer brakes warm. Once warm:
Get up to 25mph and apply the trailer brake quickly and fully. No truck brakes, just manual trailer brake apply. If the brakes lock up, back off the gain and try again. If they don't lock up, increase the gain and try again. You need to find the amount of gain that just locks up the brakes, then back off just a tad.
Setting this way means that in a panic stop, the controller will apply the maximum amount of braking, without locking up the trailer brakes. Since it's a proportional controller, applying less than a panic stop will mean proportionally less trailer braking.
Exactly how you change the gain, I assume is with those fancy "+" and "-" buttons!
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07-23-2014, 11:11 PM
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Yep, I'm pretty sure them thar fancy buttons will do the trick... I may never live this one down...
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2016 Jayco White Hawk 28DSBH TT
2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4X4 6.7L Cummins
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07-24-2014, 10:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schrederman
Yep, I'm pretty sure them thar fancy buttons will do the trick... I may never live this one down... |
Not to worry. I've done the same thing. Twice. Duh!
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07-26-2014, 12:26 PM
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Hawksclaw554
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Location: Watson, Louisiana
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On my 2012 Ram 2500 pulling a Rockwood 8289ws I set my factory controller on 5.5 or 6. Works perfect
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