SLide headache!
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SLide headache!
Situation-We went to Stone Mountain for Christmas, the roads were horrible! The truck and trailer took a beating. When we got to the campground, our bedroom slide wouldn't work. I can hear the relays clicking, but no go. I was able to get the slide in and out by using a rachet and socket.
So Far-I've replaced the relays that were clicking, but no change. Could the pounding that the trailer and truck took have loosened up a wire somewhere? I pulled the bed out and checked the connections at the motor and they all looked fine. Any ideas?
So Far-I've replaced the relays that were clicking, but no change. Could the pounding that the trailer and truck took have loosened up a wire somewhere? I pulled the bed out and checked the connections at the motor and they all looked fine. Any ideas?
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12 volt seems to be ok, I wasn't able to check for power at the motor since the switch is all the way across the room from the motor. I still need to load test the battery, but the camper was on shore power and the other slide that is farther away from the battery went in and out fairly easily.
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Most all slides have a circuit breaker and a fuse for each slide. Mine does. Mine is under the stairs (inside the 5th wheel).
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I looked all over the motor and where the relays were and didn't see a fuse or circuit breaker. I checked the main panel and nothing was tripped. I did test for power at the motor, but of course, without the switch being pressed, there's nothing there.
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Our 5er has the Lippert motor driven slides. One year the kitchen slide wouldn't work on a regular basis. I finally got a chance to check it out. Somewhere along the line the PO or maybe even the manufacturer had spliced the wires with some big wire nuts and tape and corrosion had made for a bad connection. Took it apart and did a more pernament fix using some brass wiring split lock connectors found at Home Depot. That was 2009 or 2010. The slide has worked 100% since.
This is what they look like, but a smaller version for 10 awg wire:Blackburn #4 Solid to #8 Solid Split Bolt Connector-4H-B1-5 at The Home Depot
This is what they look like, but a smaller version for 10 awg wire:Blackburn #4 Solid to #8 Solid Split Bolt Connector-4H-B1-5 at The Home Depot
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Okay, you have clicking relays. That is not helpful as even bad relays can click. That is one of the first things they stress in training seminars for techs. Find the motor and with a fuse in the lead use a battery to power the motor. If the motor works, it is the controls, if the motor does not work, it is the motor. Make sure you disconnect the motor leads. Some folks like to try to just bare the wires and jump them, but that backfeeds the circuit and there is no fuse protections which makes a heck of a mess when there is a short and the wires melt.
Most likely a simple power issue or as suggested a loose wire. I am assuming here you have slides powered by electric motors and not hydraulic?
Steve
Most likely a simple power issue or as suggested a loose wire. I am assuming here you have slides powered by electric motors and not hydraulic?
Steve
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Okay, you have clicking relays. That is not helpful as even bad relays can click. That is one of the first things they stress in training seminars for techs. Find the motor and with a fuse in the lead use a battery to power the motor. If the motor works, it is the controls, if the motor does not work, it is the motor. Make sure you disconnect the motor leads. Some folks like to try to just bare the wires and jump them, but that backfeeds the circuit and there is no fuse protections which makes a heck of a mess when there is a short and the wires melt.
Most likely a simple power issue or as suggested a loose wire. I am assuming here you have slides powered by electric motors and not hydraulic?
Steve
Most likely a simple power issue or as suggested a loose wire. I am assuming here you have slides powered by electric motors and not hydraulic?
Steve
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Correct, the motors are electric. Just to cover myself, the motors are 12volt-correct? I'll try to connect to the motor and see if it works. If I remember correctly, there are only two wires, how does it know whether to go in or out? Or is the motor grounded to the frame and the two wires control the in/out of the motor?
Before going further, can you tell me what kind of RV you have and how new it is? Also can you tell me if you know where the drive motor for the slide is located? Of course, if it is a bedroom slide, the motor is under the bed, but refresh my memory.
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Steve - don't forget the BAL ACCUSLIDE and usually a BR slide - and it's mass (mess?) of cables that like to break and are all in the slde assembly. If one or more of those cables are broken, it wont move.
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