Fun / Projects / with my 1997 America Dream
Borrowed a trailer and getting ready for some fun in the sun (it's cold here now 30's again tonight) I went and bought a 8 inch drop hitch, the 6 inch had the deck at too much of an angle, and ...
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SUCCESS, The steps come out when the door is open
and go in when the door is closed! Here is the story.
It doesn't take much to make me happy, now does it?
This was accomplished with the information provided by stkt, see post above.
I went looking for a normally open door switch.
I tried Johnston RV NO
Called Churchville Camping World (rumor is this Camping World is closing) NO
Called PPL Parts, they told me they would have Customer Service call me, never got that call NO
Called Wilkins RV (rumor is they are buying the Camping World facility) NO
Went to Gold Crest Electronics and they had a larger switch that depending on how it was wired would either be normally open or normally closed YES
I wired it Normally Open according to the diagram on the switch and the steps functioned backwards, I then wired it as normally closed according to the diagram and the steps worked correctly. I do not know if the diagram on the switch is incorrect, I really do not care the steps work!
I will come back later and clean this install up (I'm pressed for time right now). An ironic thing happened after I left the Motor Home and went back home. I was cleaning up the mess in the basement which included the box for the steps, I slit the bottom end and was folding the box flat and what falls out of it, you guessed it the door switch they wanted me to use. It is much smaller than the one I have currently installed and will go back and put it in later.
Now to clean up the underside, so I can drive down the road.
I routed the new wires exactly where the old wires ran, used new clamps, new wire loom and driller screws in the holes that were created by the old screws (no new holes were created).
Because the switch is backwards (I think) from the original steps I cannot use the old ignition interlock, so I removed the plug conversion I did yesterday, again using the wonderful flexible Weather Pack Connectors and the new wiring is connected directly to the Motor Home wire harness.
Not sure why, but I will add the old plugs to my parts collection.
This is what is in the back ground and what was required to complete the job.
While under the Motor Home I looked at was required to fix the bent stainless that surrounds the steps, looks to be a straight forward job for another day, time to get ready for the trip.
and go in when the door is closed! Here is the story.
It doesn't take much to make me happy, now does it?
This was accomplished with the information provided by stkt, see post above.
I went looking for a normally open door switch.
I tried Johnston RV NO
Called Churchville Camping World (rumor is this Camping World is closing) NO
Called PPL Parts, they told me they would have Customer Service call me, never got that call NO
Called Wilkins RV (rumor is they are buying the Camping World facility) NO
Went to Gold Crest Electronics and they had a larger switch that depending on how it was wired would either be normally open or normally closed YES
I wired it Normally Open according to the diagram on the switch and the steps functioned backwards, I then wired it as normally closed according to the diagram and the steps worked correctly. I do not know if the diagram on the switch is incorrect, I really do not care the steps work!
I will come back later and clean this install up (I'm pressed for time right now). An ironic thing happened after I left the Motor Home and went back home. I was cleaning up the mess in the basement which included the box for the steps, I slit the bottom end and was folding the box flat and what falls out of it, you guessed it the door switch they wanted me to use. It is much smaller than the one I have currently installed and will go back and put it in later.
Now to clean up the underside, so I can drive down the road.
I routed the new wires exactly where the old wires ran, used new clamps, new wire loom and driller screws in the holes that were created by the old screws (no new holes were created).
Because the switch is backwards (I think) from the original steps I cannot use the old ignition interlock, so I removed the plug conversion I did yesterday, again using the wonderful flexible Weather Pack Connectors and the new wiring is connected directly to the Motor Home wire harness.
Not sure why, but I will add the old plugs to my parts collection.
This is what is in the back ground and what was required to complete the job.
While under the Motor Home I looked at was required to fix the bent stainless that surrounds the steps, looks to be a straight forward job for another day, time to get ready for the trip.
