need a new brake controller - does anyone know anything about the 'redarc'? Or should I stick with 'prodigy'?
ozjohn said
11:14 AM Dec 16, 2013
Why go back to the Dark Ages? Stick with the best. Prodigy - Prodigy - Prodigy. Ozjohn
sarg said
04:45 PM Dec 16, 2013
I second that Ozjohn.................Prodigy- Prodigy - Prodigy - Prodigy..
villatranquilla said
07:49 PM Dec 16, 2013
thanks guys but would you believe could not buy a Prodigy in Perth southern suburbs today and can't wait for it to be ordered/ sent = so had to have redarc - tried auto one, repco, and 2 other mainstream chains (brain is in melt down as its so bloody hot here)
Plendo said
09:32 PM Dec 16, 2013
Hi Jenny and Barry,
if you have been towing with a Prodigy and are switching to a Redarc beware, I am not sure if it is true of all teh Redarc's but certainly the ones with remote head units are not progressive, they are either on or off. This will act very differently a progressive unit like a Prodigy.
sarg said
07:51 AM Dec 17, 2013
Barry , I bought my TEKONSHA P3 PRODIGY on E-Bay and was delivered within 3 days......$159. Hope the Redarc is what you need and is OK.
villatranquilla said
09:29 PM Dec 17, 2013
will take the prodigy off the Navara and get it fitted to the new tug after all this welcome advice
Vic41 said
10:41 PM Dec 17, 2013
Hi Barry,
I have seen these on the shelf of this RV store/repairer in Balcatta;
thanks Vic but as we are at Ravenswood I don't really want to go NOR
Vic41 said
10:31 PM Dec 18, 2013
No worries, hope you get one soon!
elliemike said
10:57 AM Dec 19, 2013
villatranquilla wrote:
thanks guys but would you believe could not buy a Prodigy in Perth southern suburbs today and can't wait for it to be ordered/ sent = so had to have redarc - tried auto one, repco, and 2 other mainstream chains (brain is in melt down as its so bloody hot here)
Have you tried the 12v shop on corner of Kewdale Ave and Orrong Road.
ozjohn said
12:10 PM Dec 19, 2013
As top selling items I wouldn't have thought that Tekonsha controllers were difficult to come by in Perth. But if you can't get them then consider the rebadged Hayman Reese controllers. The HR P3 is a Tekonsha Prodigy P3, and the HR Guardian IQ is a Teknosha Primus IQ. Ozjohn.
Vic41 said
12:36 PM Dec 19, 2013
I am surprised some of the caravan sales yards in the southern suburbs with parts and accessories shops didn't have them, eg; Coromal, Jayco, George Day or Camec in Welshpool.
Must be a run on them
That's interesting about the re-badged ones Ozjohn
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 19th of December 2013 12:39:05 PM
ozjohn said
01:25 PM Dec 19, 2013
Vic. HR had to do something as their own controllers were old technology that no longer met customer requirements. To keep up with market expectations that HR are a quality brand, new and better controllers were needed. Thus a deal with Tekonsha. First for the Primus IQ which became the HR Guardian IQ and then a couple of years latter for the Prodigy P3 to be the HR P3. Ozjohn.
Vic41 said
01:39 PM Dec 19, 2013
Thanks Ozjohn, we live and learn, a bit like cars these days as to what make engines do they really have in them.
Thanks for the info.
villatranquilla said
03:26 PM Dec 19, 2013
interesting ozjohn - As Prodigy was my first choice I have removed the prodigy from the Navara and the redarc can be put in its place. I have been happy with the way it worked and as we are getting a bigger/heavier van need to feel confident with the set up
PeterD said
01:12 AM Dec 21, 2013
Time for another look at why proportional controllers are much better than the outmoded ones like the Redarc one.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 21st of December 2013 01:13:34 AM
need a new brake controller - does anyone know anything about the 'redarc'? Or should I stick with 'prodigy'?
Why go back to the Dark Ages?
Stick with the best.
Prodigy - Prodigy - Prodigy.
Ozjohn
I second that Ozjohn.................Prodigy- Prodigy - Prodigy - Prodigy..
Hi Jenny and Barry,
if you have been towing with a Prodigy and are switching to a Redarc beware, I am not sure if it is true of all teh Redarc's but certainly the ones with remote head units are not progressive, they are either on or off. This will act very differently a progressive unit like a Prodigy.
Hi Barry,
I have seen these on the shelf of this RV store/repairer in Balcatta;
http://www.absolutecaravancare.com/Accessories.html
No worries, hope you get one soon!
Have you tried the 12v shop on corner of Kewdale Ave and Orrong Road.
As top selling items I wouldn't have thought that Tekonsha controllers were difficult to come by in Perth.
But if you can't get them then consider the rebadged Hayman Reese controllers.
The HR P3 is a Tekonsha Prodigy P3, and the HR Guardian IQ is a Teknosha Primus IQ.
Ozjohn.
I am surprised some of the caravan sales yards in the southern suburbs with parts and accessories shops didn't have them, eg; Coromal, Jayco, George Day or Camec in Welshpool.
Must be a run on them
That's interesting about the re-badged ones Ozjohn
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 19th of December 2013 12:39:05 PM
Vic.
HR had to do something as their own controllers were old technology that no longer met customer requirements.
To keep up with market expectations that HR are a quality brand, new and better controllers were needed.
Thus a deal with Tekonsha. First for the Primus IQ which became the HR Guardian IQ and then a couple of years latter for the Prodigy P3 to be the HR P3.
Ozjohn.
Thanks Ozjohn, we live and learn, a bit like cars these days as to what make engines do they really have in them.
Thanks for the info.
Time for another look at why proportional controllers are much better than the outmoded ones like the Redarc one.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 21st of December 2013 01:13:34 AM