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George Frudakis

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Tv lift
« on: July 31, 2023, 12:54:48 AM »
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Tv lift is closed and the motor inside just buzzes I try and lower it but it just buzzes louder. It try to come down but stops as soon as it starts. Getting ready to head to California and noticing issue on a shak down camping before I go.
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David T. Richelderfer

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Re: Tv lift
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2023, 02:39:18 PM »
Our TV lift has had two issues over our 11 years of ownership.  The first issue was a bad actuation switch.  When I removed the switch and touched the wires together, the TV lifted and descended perfectly.  This being said, your lift's symptoms do not sound like the switch is your problem.

The other problem we had was due to the stops having moved.  I removed the shroud from around the TV so that I could watch the mechanics move the TV up and down.  It soon became apparent that the full-up and full-down stops had moved out of adjustment.  After moving the stops back to their proper placement, the TV lift worked perfectly... again.
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Re: Tv lift
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2023, 12:44:21 AM »
George: Give these guys a call, I've found that usually there tech's can cure your problem over the phone or what you need to do.They are in Seattle, Wa.
toll free: 1-877-543-8698 Lift My Tv.
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George Frudakis

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Re: Tv lift
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2023, 10:57:14 PM »
Thanks, everyone for the help.
Call the phone number and the person on the other end was very kind and wanted to help. they did not start supplying the lift until 2006 and my coach is 2002. Not the same lift and the company that did supply my lift is out of business.  Gong to call BCW to see if they can help. It seems that the motor is stuck between opening and closing and just stuck there. I must try and get my hand on the morter to reseal it but do not know how to access it without taking the whole ceil and box apart. Any ideas?

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Re: Tv lift
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2023, 02:52:58 AM »
Yes, my idea was and remains to remove the decorative shroud from around the sides and over the back of the TV.  That will permit access to all the TV lift's workings inside the outer metal framework, e.g., the motor, the arm between the motor and the inner frame holding the TV, the wiring, the "black box", etc.  The shroud is held onto the outer metal frame by a few screws and is easy to remove/replace.

The "black box" is about the size of a small loaf of bread.  I suspect the black box holds a latching switch or some similar electrical device that reverses the motor from lifting the TV to descending it, and vice versa.  There also may be a circuit board in the black box. I did not look inside the black box because it was apparent the stops for determining the upmost and down most positions of the TV had moved out of their proper position.  It was several years ago when I was looking inside the shroud at the metal framework and the equipment there.
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