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mcguirehg
Explorer
Jul 17, 2016

2007 Montana-lippert slide issue

Any ideas or suggestions? Our slide would take a bit of pressing the button a few times to get slides in or out. On our trip the slide stopped completely. I checked wiring, grounds and inline 30 fuse. I spoke to Lippert too. I tested with a volt meter received power at switch and at motor And all tested well. I also disconnected switch and manually connected wires to see if the switch was at fault. We had to purchase a drill and a 1/4 bit to move the slides in (hand held drill was burning up). We went to our next stop and had to move slides out manually too. During this time I ordered a new motor online (AP Product-good or bad not sure). Anyway, today in cleaning and wiping down walks and all switches and the slide works. It is moving in and out and sounds strong. Is it a sign the motor is going? Could my battery be dead and not registering on the new volt meter (tried on two batteries, I carry an extra) or was my diagnostics wrong? Thoughts?
  • shadows4's avatar
    shadows4
    Explorer III
    Jul 17, 2016
    Sounds like you may be on to something. While I don't usually like to just throw parts at a problem, I would replace the breaker with a new one as the cost is minimal and the labor is free.
    Wish I could be of more help. Good luck, John
  • mcguirehg's avatar
    mcguirehg
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2016
    So it appears the issue may be a auto reset breaker called shortstop II
    , 50a. I disconnected motor from it and now it works. I'm not sure if this was the problem from the start or not at this point. I didn't realize this was a breaker, I thought it was a hub for wires.. Anyway to test these auto resetting breakers? Why would it take five days to reset if this was the problem?

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