Batteries OUT before the steps IN
Pulled a bone-head move yesterday and pulled the batteries out of our brand new FR3 30DS while the retractable step was in :S I've done this before, but i failed to bring out my 'cheat sheet' from pr...
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dougrainer wrote:tropical36 wrote:dougrainer wrote:tropical36 wrote:NowWhere2 wrote:
Pulled a bone-head move yesterday and pulled the batteries out of our brand new FR3 30DS while the retractable step was in :S I've done this before, but i failed to bring out my 'cheat sheet' from prior years to remind myself not to do that!
so i hooked one battery back up, but steps would not move, I tested the slide out and it had power, so my battery was hooked up OK
Isn't there a manual way to bring these steps in without disassembling them?
My steps work from the chassis starting battery and the slide comes from the house batteries.
You POSITIVE about this claim? National always connected the steps to the coach batteries. To test is simple. Turn the coach battery disconnect OFF(NO Shore power also), then try to operate the steps. IF they operate you indeed have the steps to the chassis battery. Doug
Yep, more than positive and yes they still work with the house batteries off. It actually takes a little more than a test like that, when checking out electrical systems. For instance, my slide still works with the house battery switch off, as well and even though it's fed from the house batteries.
My test comment was only for the operation of the Steps. Nothing else. I probably replaced at least 10 steps over the years(1994 to 2006 when they went out of business) due to the customer NOT turning on the coach battery system and they hit/dragged the steps due to them not retracting. Doug (former National dealer Tech)
Are you the original owner? Doug
NO and bought the coach in 2007 without any history on it, whatsoever, but it has been a good one, overall.
Here's a good one for you and it used to be that my jacks would retract as soon as I turned on the ignition, along with the alarms going off and would always just start the engine for warm up and have the jacks going up on their own while I was finishing up for getting underway. Then one day, they no longer did that, but still would, when it was put in gear and just in case I forgot to manually retract them. Without troubleshooting, I'm suspecting a float sw. in the reservoir, but have decided that I like them better this way for a number of reasons.
