Brakecontroller.com is proud to introduce the MaxBrake hydraulic/air over electric brake controller.  The manufacturer of this control took a fresh look and new design approach to brake control technology.  No longer do you have to worry about some type of leveling device such as a pendulum or accelerometer, gain controls, jerky stops, software updates, availability, or overly complicated menus.  The MaxBrake solves this problem by using "CVBC" (Continuous Variable Brake Control) technology.  A process of converting hydraulic or air pressure, calibrated to your brake pedal motion, into electric current. As a result your trailer will mimic your vehicles braking force. The harder the driver presses the brake pedal, the harder the trailer brakes will be applied.  Complete control of the trailer brakes is as natural as using the brake pedal to operate the vehicle brakes.  Using an LCD screen with continuous diagnostics and easy to read warnings,  never worry if your trailer is going to stop.  Don't get trapped with last years model, if a new version of software comes out, just send it in to the factory for an update (customer will be responsible for freight to and from the factory).  Backed by a five year warranty, this control truly raises the standard of what a brake control should do.

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Understanding MaxBrake's Intelligent Design:

1. The MaxBrake is installed and calibrated to your brake pedal, the vehicle installation is complete.

2. Once a trailer is connected, the MaxBrake detects how many magnets (brake axles) are on the trailer.

   • A trailer magnet uses 3amps to magnetize.  Some competing brake control manufacturers will tell you that more power is better, while the people who design the trailer axles will tell you this is simply not true.

     • If your magnet uses less than 2.8 amps you will need to check your battery source.

     • If your magnet uses more than 3.2 amps your magnets are bad.

3. At this point, the MaxBrake is tuned to the maximum gain of the trailer that is going to be towed.  

   • This is unique to the MaxBrake, every other control in the marketplace must be adjusted to the appropriate gain settings.  Other known as the gain control.

   • The harder you press your pedal, the harder your trailer brakes will be applied.

4. Since the MaxBrake already knows the maximum requirement of amperage for your trailer, it is time to fine tune your ride with the CVBC adjuster.  This guarantees you the smoothest ride possible.

   • The lower you set the CVBC adjuster the less brake pedal sensitivity will occur.

   • The higher you set the CVBC adjuster the more brake pedal sensitivity will occur.

5. Now that the MaxBrake is installed and optimized for towing, you will never have to set it again.  No matter what size trailer or what size of axles, it is always synchronized with the towing vehicle.  This is when the diagnostics programs will take over.

6. MaxBrake's diagnostics is unlike any brake control in the market place.

   1. Since the MaxBrake knows how many magnets the trailer is using, it can automatically check if a magnet has gone bad.  A two brake axle trailer will read 12 amps.  If you slide the manual override over to maximum output and it registers 9 amps, a magnet is bad.  Consider it a built in ammeter.

   2. A major misconception consumers have when buying a brake control is that their control is going bad because they have turned the gain all the way up and their trailer does not stop, when really it had nothing to do with the brake control at all.  As stated above magnets can only utilizes 3 amps to magnetize.  Nothing is wrong with your brake control, it is your magnets that are going bad.  Instead of increasing the current the MaxBrake will tell you "High Current" this means it is sensing your magnet is starting to draw more current than it should.  A feature in no other brake control.

   3. The MaxBrake can determine if your trailer is unplugged or if you have a bad ground.

   4. The MaxBrake can determine if the sensor or the wire from the master cylinder is unplugged.

   5. And since the MaxBrake synchronizes your tow vehicle and trailer as one, it can register a "Dead Short" or it knows when any wire on the trailer or truck has become disconnected or cut.

7. The MaxBrake's LCD display recognizes light and dims during night.

8. And when you are done towing, it senses it is no longer needed and puts itself to sleep.