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08-18-2006, 02:45

For this electric retarder, find it under Thelma electric brakes,
I am not sure if there is any connection between the throttle and this system.
I have heard of people leaving them on, accidently, while powering down the
road, well that certainly would cause fuel consumption to increase.
Eric: what kind of temperatures is one talking about? Will the unit disipate
all of the heat itself, it seems that it would, although it would get hot. Can
one actually destroy one of these units by leaving it on for an extended period?

Bill
84FC35SB
Terrace, B.C.

Eric Johnson wrote:
Hi Scott,
Stephen is right, it's the retarder lever. A great feature if you're doing any
mountain
driving. I used it a lot during our Colorado trip. Saves the brakes. Degree of
braking
performance increases going from notch 1 to 3. You want to use it in moderation
however
so you don't overheat the unit. It runs on DC and sucks quite a lot of juice.

I usually use setting 1 or 2 for maybe 10 to 15 seconds at a time, alternating
with the air
brakes to slow the coach down. Setting 3, I save for more rapid breaking. You
should
also have a yellow dash light that shows when the unit is on.

Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" wrote:
>
> I have a Strange Lever mounted to the side of the shifter box. The
> lever goes into a small black box with numbers on the side. As the
> lever is pulled down, the numbers increase and the lever is internally
> notched to stop on each of the numbers. Any clue?
>
> Scott Waldy
> '83FC35SB
> Boise, Idaho
>

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