Thread: 24v to 12V electric brakes?

Originally Posted by Buzza

Well the only good thing about them, was the ability to "hold" the vehicle at a stop sign situated on an inclined road. That way, you could find your take off gear and release the clutch to take up the drive and release the hand piece. I guess you can do that with these electric brakes.

PBR used to do a vaccum system for caravans in the early days. Worked pretty much as your old vaccum truck brakes, just on a smaller scale. But seeing as most passenger cars don't run compressed air for their braking system, it would be an extremely expensive option to install an air brake system. Although, there is an of the shelf system you can get for the trailer.

I notice a lot of caravans and boats for sale that would need these fitted. Could be an expensive trap for young players.

I'm guessing you mean Electric brakes and controllers, instead of the over-ride hydraulic brakes? They can be a little pricey to retrofit from scratch... ball park, around $500 plus installation, for both the trailer and the tow vehicle.