Raptor intermittent slide operation
Last time camping we noticed that when pulling in the slides before leaving that the slide would go in..then stop...and would do that a couple times. I thought it was due to my low coach batteries. Bu...
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I am only guessing by looking at your pics but I believe your camper has two slides?? Those three "things" with red covers screwed to the wall look like auto-reset breakers. The large black wires along the bottoms are DC from the battery. Each breaker feeds a different circuit and it appears that two are heavy loads (the larger black wires going up) and a smaller load (red wire with fuse holder in-line??). Also, the breaker furthest from camera has two loads, one large and one small.
Since your slide would be a large load, let's say it is prolly the middle or far breaker with larger black wires at top. This is easy to test if you have a 12V test light available to use. Connect the test light ground clip to the neg battery post and then touch the probe to the top screw of the center breaker where wire is connected while your wife operates the slide. If the light goes out when the slide stalls, you have found the problem circuit. If light stays on go to the next breaker and repeat the test.
The breaker that gets warm is prolly the circuit the slide is in. I would test it first.
Any electrical load causes heat. If your slide was working correctly, it would warm the motor as the motor is doing the work. There is a problem in the slide circuit causing excessive amp draw and that is tripping the breaker. The clicking you hear is the breaker re-setting itself.
If you determine the breaker is tripping you can start looking for a bad connection in the wiring harness. Could be corroded or just a loose fit or poor splice. The slide motor could be going bad too. Also, the slide itself could be binding and causing the motor to over-work itself. Hold your hand on the slide as it moves to feel for any jumping or popping motion. It should go in and out smoothly.
You should be able to find the circuit if you test for it. Then check wiring as best you can. From there, unless you are very mechanically minded, it would be time to take the rig into the dealer and have it repaired.
I can tell you that auto reset breakers work just fine when new but if they are tripped repeatedly, they become weaker and will soon not support the load they are designed to hold. You should get this fixed as soon as you can.
Good Luck and keep us posted with progress so that we can all learn from your deal.
Since your slide would be a large load, let's say it is prolly the middle or far breaker with larger black wires at top. This is easy to test if you have a 12V test light available to use. Connect the test light ground clip to the neg battery post and then touch the probe to the top screw of the center breaker where wire is connected while your wife operates the slide. If the light goes out when the slide stalls, you have found the problem circuit. If light stays on go to the next breaker and repeat the test.
The breaker that gets warm is prolly the circuit the slide is in. I would test it first.
Any electrical load causes heat. If your slide was working correctly, it would warm the motor as the motor is doing the work. There is a problem in the slide circuit causing excessive amp draw and that is tripping the breaker. The clicking you hear is the breaker re-setting itself.
If you determine the breaker is tripping you can start looking for a bad connection in the wiring harness. Could be corroded or just a loose fit or poor splice. The slide motor could be going bad too. Also, the slide itself could be binding and causing the motor to over-work itself. Hold your hand on the slide as it moves to feel for any jumping or popping motion. It should go in and out smoothly.
You should be able to find the circuit if you test for it. Then check wiring as best you can. From there, unless you are very mechanically minded, it would be time to take the rig into the dealer and have it repaired.
I can tell you that auto reset breakers work just fine when new but if they are tripped repeatedly, they become weaker and will soon not support the load they are designed to hold. You should get this fixed as soon as you can.
Good Luck and keep us posted with progress so that we can all learn from your deal.
