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I have a M&G Braking System installed on a 2012 Tiffin Phaeton and 2007 Honda CRV. System has worked flawlessly until now. I have a braking indicator light on the dash of the motorhome that lights when braking is applied to towed vehicle. It previously lit the second I applied brakes, and stopped lighting the second I took my foot off the brake pedal. Now the indicator light does not come on until 15-30 seconds after braking is applied, and it stays lit 15-30 seconds after accelerating without foot on brake. I am not sure (yet) if the brakes in the CRV continue to be applied while the motorhome is accelerating. Does anybody have any experience with this, or ideas about what I can check?

We purchased our system from Always Shiny Wheels (ASW) at the FMCA international convention in St. Paul in 2010. It was a 507RV monitoring system manufactured by Truck System Technologies (TST). It monitored all of our motorhome and car tires. The first unit sent had a defect in the brain and ASW immediately sent a replacement immediately to us while we were on the road. The unit can be programmed for whatever operating parameters you like for pressure and temperature of each tire. We sold the original TST with our motorhome last year. I purchased an identical unit from ASW when we ordered our new motorhome and carried it with me to the dealer so I could install in on the motorhome before I drove it off the lot. The units can be purchased directly from TST, but ASW offers them at the manufacturers price, and ASW's customer service can't be beat. Note: We installed a repeater on the new unit we purchased because our motorhome was longer (43'). It greatly improved the reception on the tag axle and the tow vehicle's tires.

Great article and certainly a tool all RV'ers should consider. Some of the items you recommend have awful ratings by other users. We have located an APP for Apple (IOS) products like the iPhone and iPad that we think is fantastic. It is called RadarCast by NOAA and cost $1.99. It works somewhat like the app Anderson622 uses for Android. RadarCast can be programmed for multiple locations or used for wherever you are at the moment. We have all of our children's homes and frequently visited locations programmed into the app. It will map out any area right down to the house number. It can send you text messages to let you know when it will rain in your designated areas, and has saved us from high winds, lightning and hail many times while traveling. We have even been in our car in a grocery parking lot in a severe downpour when I have opened the app and told my wife if we just wait five minutes we won't need the umbrellas. If you have an Apple product, I think you will find using this app a life saver.