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fj12ryder
May 29, 2021Explorer III
Thank you for all the suggestions and advice, much appreciated.
Having a relatively small amount of patience, I gave up trying to trace the problem. I checked to make sure everything that requires 12 V works like it's supposed to, and they do, including the starter for the generator. Even the rear stabilizers, awning, and slides. But no front stabilizers. So I decided I would use the circuit breaker 12 V post to run two wires to the motors. That way the circuit breaker is still inline, and used. I'll do some more searching when I get back from our trip...maybe. :)
The motors now work as they are supposed to and I checked the load, and they pull a touch over 3 amps when they are simply moving up and down with no load, and hit 10 amps when actually raising the trailer. I used about 10 feet of 12 gauge solid wire, since I had some left over from a project. I hope that will be large enough, and at 10 amps, I think it will be.
Thank all of you for the help. This is always a good source of good information.
Having a relatively small amount of patience, I gave up trying to trace the problem. I checked to make sure everything that requires 12 V works like it's supposed to, and they do, including the starter for the generator. Even the rear stabilizers, awning, and slides. But no front stabilizers. So I decided I would use the circuit breaker 12 V post to run two wires to the motors. That way the circuit breaker is still inline, and used. I'll do some more searching when I get back from our trip...maybe. :)
The motors now work as they are supposed to and I checked the load, and they pull a touch over 3 amps when they are simply moving up and down with no load, and hit 10 amps when actually raising the trailer. I used about 10 feet of 12 gauge solid wire, since I had some left over from a project. I hope that will be large enough, and at 10 amps, I think it will be.
Thank all of you for the help. This is always a good source of good information.
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