[Chester Stone]

OK, here is my latest on the BrakeSwitch. I do not know if my brake lights are on when the jake is engaged, and Newell was closed today. Since I am traveling tomorrow and will cross a high pass, I decided to make certain I am safe. I installed a toggle switch on my dash which bypasses the BrakeSwitch when I toggle on. With the new toggle switch off, the BrakeSwitch will engage the jake anytime my brake lights are on as a result of depressing the air brake. If I do not depress the air brake, I can coast without the jake until I depress the brake pedal. Now, if I want to descend a long steep hill when the brake lights are off, I can toggle thereby bypassing the BrakeSwitch with power directly to the jake back to its original configuration. It seems to me that I now have the safest situation. I can leave the jake on all of the time, it will only engage when I am trying to stop (even in an emergency), but can coast without the jake in city stop and go, and when going down a steep grade, the jake will operate as it came from the factory. What am I missing? Cost $100.