R-pod Owners Forum : electric brake wire run is dangerous http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : electric brake wire run is dangerous Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:53:29 +0000 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:17:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2939 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ electric brake wire run is dangerous : Yes, the risers would help... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=28012#28012 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2939
Posted: 23 Sep 2012 at 9:17pm

Yes, the risers would help with that situation since they will move the "arm" at the end of the axle away from the frame.  I don't think the smart brake controllers would catch a single severed brake - both brakes are wired in parallel, so it would still detect a proper connection.  Theoretically they could measure the resistance of the whole system which would change when one brake is removed, but there would be so many other factors affecting resistance I don't think that is possible.  Multiple axles, different resistances of different brake models, etc.]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:17:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=28012#28012 electric brake wire run is dangerous : Depending on the model controller... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=28005#28005 Author: furpod
Subject: 2939
Posted: 23 Sep 2012 at 6:30pm

Depending on the model controller you have, yes. If ours sees a problem it give a code.]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:30:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=28005#28005 electric brake wire run is dangerous : Good catch!I will be crawling... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27979#27979 Author: coopercdrkey
Subject: 2939
Posted: 21 Sep 2012 at 6:41pm

Good catch!

I will be crawling under my 177 in the morning to see what's up.

techtrek, does the installation of risers help the situation?  Ours was delivered from FR with the risers factory installed, but from what I read, there may still be an issue, yes?


(edit)  Another thought-  Would the electric brake controller module give any alert to a severed line?  I know mine tells me whether I am connected or not, but there is not much in the literature to indicate the extent of its monitoring capabilities.
]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27979#27979 electric brake wire run is dangerous : I encountered a similar problem,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27908#27908 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2939
Posted: 19 Sep 2012 at 10:47am

I encountered a similar problem, just before the wires run into the hubs they ran the wires between the frame and the axle where they could be pinched if the wheel bottomed out on the frame.  Which it did, so it severed the wires.  Noticed it when I installed my risers.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:47:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27908#27908 electric brake wire run is dangerous : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27895#27895 Author: anchorout
Subject: 2939
Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 9:50pm

]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2939&PID=27895#27895