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Electrical help needed.
Steve Adams:
Ed and all,
Had an RV tech out this morning. The motor that runs the hydraulic pump has burnt out. We loosened one of the hydraulic lines and were able to bring the slide in manually and I've got it braced with 2x4's to keep it in. We will be taking it into the shop in the morning to address the jacks. We will pull the pump and get a new one on order.
Thanks to everyone for their assistance. I'll keep this thread updated as we progress.
Steve
Edward Buker:
Steve,
Glad you have found some help and were able to get the slide in.
These motors are not rated for continuous operation and if they are allowed to run for very long they will self destruct due to overheating. I am not sure what caused the motor to run on its own and when it is replaced you need to be sure that the component that caused the problem is found. It could be the leveling controller, it could be the solenoid, or even the slide switch, or a wireing issue. Having a way to disconnect this motor with a main battery switch (hope your coach has one, if not it would be wise to add one) if it happened again would be a good defense. Hope your problem fix goes well and you are back in order quickly.
We were in Portland several weeks back. Our daughter has been living in Portland for three years going to Lewis and Clark Law School. We were there for her graduation and ate at Andina's in the Pearl District for a celebration dinner..... very good food.
later Ed
Steve Adams:
Good advice Ed. Thanks!
We'll check out Andina's soon.
Steve
Bruce Benson:
My motor burned up due to running continuously for too long of a period due to the switch on the level controller sticking in the manual retract position. This may have been due to the location of the controller being directly below the vent window which sometimes gets left open in the parking operation. These switches do not seem to be water proof.
Perhaps at the same time or perhaps due to corrosion, the board around the switch overheated as well. I obtained a new switch from the switch manufacturer and rewired the board to go around the damaged areas. The switch manufacturer was nice enough to send me samples of the switches, in fact I have many more than I will ever need. If you need this particular switch, please contact me.
I now make it a point to listen to the motor during all operations to insure that it is not running excessively.
Edward Buker:
Bruce,
Thanks for sharing of your problem source and the cure. It is good to know that the retract switch can be a weak point. I also have forgotten to close this small side window before but will certainly pay more attention to that possibility in the future.
Later Ed
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