Faster Landing Gear
Finding I would like the landing gear on my 5er to be a bit quicker. It struggles at times even on full battery charge if I have the trailer heavily loaded. Its a single motor setup. What are best ...
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N-Trouble wrote:
Finding I would like the landing gear on my 5er to be a bit quicker. It struggles at times even on full battery charge if I have the trailer heavily loaded.
Have you happened to have load tested the battery? The only reason I ask is the battery itself was my problem. I bought a used 5er (my 1st 5er by the way) 2 weeks ago. On the maiden voyage it seemed like the landing gear was ridiculously slow. Then other things started adding up. Interior lights were dim and the fridge didn't want to operate on gas.
I started poking around and found strong sulfur odors in the front compartment. Upon inspecting the battery I found the voltage was down to 9.5V and the cells were only 1/2 full of water. It seems the previous owner kept it plugged in all the time and had cooked the battery. I filled the battery and tried to charge it, which made it EXTREMELY HOT. At that point I decided it wasn't worth risking a fire or other damage and just bought a new battery. Once installed the jacks and all other 12V systems in the trailer work like a charm.
KJ
