Tekonsha questions

Hi Mike. As far as I know, there is no difference between a caravan and a CT in terms of your choice of controller: the whole idea is the adjust the controller to suit the degree of braking required, and ant Tekonsha should have that range of adjustment. That said, some prefer the Prodigy or the P3 to the earlier model Voyager (which is still being sold), on the basis that some Voyagers had a problem involving flattening the vehicle battery though inadvertently closing the brake light circuit to earth (often while the vehicle was stationary and unattended.
My own thought is that it should be possible to work around this, but I played safe and swapped my Voyager over to a Prodigy.
So, I know have a spare Voyager if you'd like it. Free, to a fellow Simpson Desert Bike Challenge stalwart!!
Your CT should have been wired so that a 'normal' connector (7 pin round or one of the flat variety) on the towbar, wired as per the standard layout, will energise the brakes.
Obviously, the pin on the CT chosen to do this must be the one used on the other connector!! You DONT use the brake light wire; it is usual to use the AUX (blue) wire.

You use the same controller for caravans or trailers. You just adjust the power settings to compensate for different weights etc when first setting off. (Very simple: just a thumb wheel to turn to get the appropriate braking level)

With the Prodigy, you just need a second "pocket" and wiring loom for the second vehicle, then you can just unplug and swap between vehicles.

You don't need anything else on the trailer.

Good luck with the CT.

I use a Prodigy in my 200 series for both an Aussie swag and a caravan. It all works fine and much better than the voyager i had on my old 80 series.

Alan

Thank you one and all for your assistance. That was invaluable in getting my head around this.