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the Brake
KeyPoints 9700 Buddy
®
Description
Is there a ..................Yes .......... No .......... The9700’shigh-performanceaircompressor
high-performance   takeslesstimetochargetheairreservoir—the
aircompressor?   9700isreadyforthenextstopnearlytwiceasfast.
   BrakeBuddy’sreservoirwillrunoutofairafter
   brakingrepeatedly,duetoitssmallercompressor.
   Thisproblemisaggravatedwhentravelingover
   themountains,wheretheairisthinner.
Does the ...................Yes .......... No .......... The9700’saircylinderanglesmoreenergyinto
aircylinder   thefloor,forgreaterstability.
angleenergy   BrakeBuddy’saircylinderanglesenergydirectly
into the floor? into the seat, lifting the housing up and out of
position — less braking force is applied to the
   brakepedal.EverytimeBrakeBuddyisactivated,
it shifts further out of position.
Are the air ................Yes .......... No .......... The9700hasDOT-approvedairlinesandLegris
lines and double-sealairfittings.
fittingsthe   BrakeBuddy’slesser-gradeairlinesandfittings
bestavailable?   aresusceptibletoleaks—airpressurewillbelost.
   Thecompressorwillburnoutifitrunsconstantly
   tomaintainairpressure(aircompressorsarea
   commonBrakeBuddyreplacementitem)which
   willalsodrainthetowedvehicle’sbatteryina
   matterofhours.
Does the pedal ........Yes .......... No .......... The9700’sadjustablepedalclampfitsbrake
clampfitawider   pedalsthatBrakeBuddycannot.
rangeofvehicles?
Does the ....................Yes .......... No .......... The9700hasheight-adjustablefeetforasecure
housinghave   andstableplatformonvehicleswithuneven
adjustablefeet? floors.
   BrakeBuddyisnotadjustable.Forsomevehicles,
   thecustomermustimproviseasetofblocks.
Doesthesystem ....... No .......... Yes ......... The9700’sself-cleansingreservoirtankdoesnot
accumulatewater   accumulatewater.
inthereservoirtank?   BrakeBuddywillspillwaterfromthereservoir
   tankontothecustomer’scarpeting.
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