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Dale Soule

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Pilot seat fuse location
« on: October 27, 2020, 08:06:37 PM »
We are on the road without the M/H Bible. The electric seat quite working, looking for ideas where to look. 06 Beaver Montarey.
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Chassis: Magnum
Engine: C-9-400
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Joel Ashley

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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2020, 09:47:22 PM »
The seat circuit breaker should be CB10 in your electric bay, streetside forwardmost.  However those breakers reset if shorted, and aren’t usually loose.  Plus, if the co-pilot seat still works it’s more likely the pilot seat was turned recently while you were “camped”, and the harness under it got stressed enough to disconnect a connector or break a wire.  It’s happened to many of us, though usually it’s the copilot seat that gets turned too much.  The harness(s) could’ve used a bit more slack.

You’ll need to check under the seat, probably best accessed from the backside, for any wires needing routing that won’t allow harm when the seat is moved and turned.  And of course find any connector that’s been pulled loose or a wire that got pinched.  If the entire seat is inoperable in any of its functions, then it’s likely a heavier main feed wire that’s out.

That’s not to say there isn’t a fuse involved between the electrical bay and the seat.  I’ve never had to run down such a fuse, but would expect it to be under the seat along a main feed wire.  When our copilot seat acted up the coach was relatively new, and my memory is dim for details 12 years or so back.  Suffice to say the seat had been rotated for visiting relatives and when next on the road one or more functions wouldn’t work.  I vaguely recall a wire stretched too far due to poor loom routing, the footrest feature I believe, and having to replace or repair connectors.

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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2020, 07:04:14 PM »
Thank you,  so far not too good,  when we stop and park inside we will have another look.
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2020, 01:21:13 AM »
My wife unplugged my drivers seat while vacuuming
Just had to crawl under there and plug it back in, secured it with a zip-tie 
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2020, 10:45:47 PM »
 Unplugged the power cord to the seat.  There is no power to the seat, pilot side, copilot is fine
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2020, 11:07:53 PM »
Dale,
First check to see if there are 1 or 2 wires coming off of CB10 in the front electric bay. If 1, there is a junction or splice somewhere between the CB and the seats. Either it is bad  or there is a fuse on the dvr seat line that is blown. There is usually quite a bit of slack in the wires to the seat so you may find a fuse when pulling on the harness that comes through the floor.
If there are 2 wires on CB 10, one goes to each seat. Verify the crimps are good. If so, problem is either a broken wire (doubtful) or a blown fuse.
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2020, 12:28:49 AM »
Thank you,  we will check next time at the coach.
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2020, 03:55:19 AM »
Dale,
There may be a cable clamp hidden under the carpet where the wires come out of the floor.
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2020, 11:31:28 PM »
Thanks to all who help, must have caught with the vacuum.  Three inches from the motor there was a wire splice that got pulled out, was able to put a jumper wire to get the seat moved up  and forward after I got power to the cable,  The fuse was under the edge of carpet. Thanks again.
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Re: Pilot seat fuse location
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2020, 02:09:45 AM »
Good for us to know there is indeed an actual fuse involved, apparently at each seat.
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