Identify Black Electrical Box

[Glenn F.]

What is this box made/used for?

Thank you,
Glenn F.

 

[joeysmith]

Trailer brake controller

 

[Glenn F.]

Trailer brake controller

Does it appear complete? I know nothing of its history.

Thanks,
Glenn

 

[joeysmith]

Does it appear complete? I know nothing of its history.

Thanks,
Glenn

That I do not know
Not even sure that's what it is but the name an all the resistors leads me to believe thats its function in life

 

[caterpillar guy]

Try looking up the number on the back of it. Second picture. RE155588 or something like that I might be missing a letter or 2 in the front. It's hard to read in the picture.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Put the name and number in a search engine and see what comes back.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

According to this, it is an "Automatic Electric Brake Foot Controller." Installs on top of the brake pedal.

https://www.altraliterature.com/-/m...arner-electric/service-manuals/p-1386-we.ashx

Honestly I would just get a Tekonsha Prodigy series controller, and put this one on a shelf as a curiosity.

 

[Janicholson]

Anything other than the OEM brake pedal and its rubber pad where you must depend on it for life safety, is not reasonable. Power resistors in a plastic box are poor design from an engineering point of view, putting multiple resistors (that operate brakes) together makes no sense. I would recycle it with or at electronic waste. Jim

 

[Glenn F.]

Try looking up the number on the back of it. Second picture. RE155588 or something like that I might be missing a letter or 2 in the front. It's hard to read in the picture.

Good eyes. Just a little off. The number in the second photo is the patent number (which won’t likely help us much) is RE-25968.

Thank you,
Glenn F.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Good eyes. Just a little off. The number in the second photo is the patent number (which won’t likely help us much) is RE-25968.

Thank you,
Glenn F.

Glenn must have me ignored because I posted EXACTLY what it is. Can someone please let him know?

 

[sandcastle1]

Glenn must have me ignored because I posted EXACTLY what it is. Can someone please let him know?

maybe he has you on ignore