just wondering, if anyone out there is having concerns with their ESC on rough and furrowed bitumin roads
i am experiencing almost an overeaction from the van because the road surface tends to make the ESC work so well that
the tow vehicle is draged left and right and loses direction. I have a good level setup with WDH and air assist bags.
The Van is a 25 Stering and the tug is a 2001 landcruiser 105 series
I am not sure if i should disconect ESC or not but the way the unit feels on the rough is frightening.
-- Edited by Dolly on Friday 18th of September 2015 04:00:18 PM
greyhoundtom said
07:53 PM Sep 18, 2015
If the system is over reacting on rough and corrugated roads to the extent that it's "scary" I would either be contacting the manufacturer to see if this is a normal reaction of that system or if there is something wrong with the settings of the device. Otherwise I would certainly be placing a cutoff switch somewhere so that it can be disconnected as required by the road surface.
Cheers,Tom
PeterD said
08:48 PM Sep 18, 2015
I take it you have the Al-Ko system. They have the power supplied through an Anderson plug so that the power can be disconnected for off road use. I suggest you disconnect it on those rough roads to check that it is the ESC is the actual culprit.
Possum3 said
11:34 PM Sep 18, 2015
Van manufacturers don't always follow same wiring pattern nor do they follow same wire colour codes - ESC on my Avida was incorrectly wired, with the result when turning corners brakes on van locked stalling tug in middle of turn. Van condemned by RTA inspector.Manufacturer was unable to supply wiring diagram. Take it to an Auto Electrician that understands caravan complexities.
Phil C said
12:58 PM Sep 19, 2015
PeterD wrote:
I take it you have the Al-Ko system. They have the power supplied through an Anderson plug so that the power can be disconnected for off road use. I suggest you disconnect it on those rough roads to check that it is the ESC is the actual culprit.
Hi Peter,
I had my ESC connected via the 12 pin trailer plug (see my previous post on this). It turned out that Jayco had connected the positive of the ESC to the reversing alarm pin (pin 2). I moved that to the aux 12 volt pin.
It would be nice if all caravans had their AL-KO ESC connected via an anderson plug, but alas they do not. It seems the modern builders have forgotten to do that, or perhaps its only an off road van feature?
Hi all,
just wondering, if anyone out there is having concerns with their ESC on rough and furrowed bitumin roads
i am experiencing almost an overeaction from the van because the road surface tends to make the ESC work so well that
the tow vehicle is draged left and right and loses direction. I have a good level setup with WDH and air assist bags.
The Van is a 25 Stering and the tug is a 2001 landcruiser 105 series
I am not sure if i should disconect ESC or not but the way the unit feels on the rough is frightening.
-- Edited by Dolly on Friday 18th of September 2015 04:00:18 PM
Cheers,Tom
Hi Peter,
I had my ESC connected via the 12 pin trailer plug (see my previous post on this). It turned out that Jayco had connected the positive of the ESC to the reversing alarm pin (pin 2). I moved that to the aux 12 volt pin.
It would be nice if all caravans had their AL-KO ESC connected via an anderson plug, but alas they do not.
It seems the modern builders have forgotten to do that, or perhaps its only an off road van feature?
Cheers