No Power to slide outs

JPG · 05-30-2009, 03:21 AM

Guys I need some help...

Went to check things out this morning and neither slide out will work. The battery /tank monitor seems to also be dead. BUT, everything else seems to work fine. First I thought about the battery, so I hooked it up to shore power. No joy.

I checked the fuses in the converter panel and all look OK.

Any suggestions???

cwit · 05-30-2009, 03:33 AM

I would test all fuses with a test light and then check for loose conections. I would find it hard to believe these would be hooked together on hot side but the grounds might.

Hamops · 05-30-2009, 06:12 AM

On our CF30SK, the fuses for the slide units are located in my battery compartment. It's possible that's where yours are. If this is the first occurance of this problem, it may be good idea to do a little head scratching. I doubt that there is anything wrong with the slider drives but instead, I think that your battery is dead. Here is something to determine that.

1: Is this first operation of the slides this year?

If so, then you may have dead battery if you didn't disconnect it. There is at least one device that continually operates from the battery. Check the battery voltage with a DVM. It should read a nominal 12.6VDC If not, check the electrolyte levels and recharge the battery with a regular battery charger.

2: Were you on shore power when you tried the operate the slides?

If so,then your battery should have been maintained charged by your converter. If not check your battery connections at the battery and the converter. Also check that converter's 120V breaker has not tripped and the converter in working. A simple check would be to turn on a number of 12 volt lights in the trailer and check the 12 VDC output at the converter. It should be in the 14 volt range.

Edited by: Hamops

JPG · 05-30-2009, 06:34 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!!

I found the problem...A bad connector at the battery. I have two hot wires that connect at the battery. One of them feeds the slide outs. In the process of elimination, I found the connection to be the problem. All is working fine now..Thanks again!!

cwit · 05-30-2009, 08:42 AM

YA another problem solved lets go camping.

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