Landing Gear Problem
My landing gear works (slowly) when cord is plugged into truck, but has stopped working on shore power. The 30 amp bus fuse near switch appears not to be blown. Any ideas?
Forum Discussion
- Sounds like the battery may be discharged, or need replacing. Have you checked battery state of charge with a meter?
Jerry - No, I haven't, but I will. Didn't know it depended on battery on shore power.
- Even when your plugged in to shore power your landing gear still pulls power from your battery. Check your battery I'm guessing your going to find that's it's bad. If you can get your hand on load tester that would be the best way to test the battery.
Charley67 wrote:
No, I haven't, but I will. Didn't know it depended on battery on shore power.
Heavy loads, landing gear, large slideouts, need a healthy battery, even when on shore power. A clue, in your case, plugging into truck helped a little. Just a small wire from truck plug to camper battery. If you used heavy jumper cables direct from truck battery, to camper battery, landing gear should work like normal.
Jerry- Well, that all makes sense, and I appreciate the help. My battery is less than a year old. I took the tops of it, and it was about dry. I filled it up with water. It may be toast, but I'm hoping it will charge.
- If your able to disconnect the battery and put it on a slow charge. It may come back for you....Good Luck!
- Distilled water?
- Good point use Distilled Water if you have it
- Had same thing happen to me few years back. Battery was kaputzky.
- I put a new battery on it, but no cigar. The only fuse I have found is a 30 amp in line fuse behind the switch. It appears to be good. Any other ideas?
