kwikee electric steps
I took my steps off for painting and when i put them back on they will not stay out . whenever i shut the door the steps go in . even when i turn the bottom off i can not keep the steps out. I have ma...
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enblethen wrote:
Maybe the fact the two grounds have different functions. Larger ground is for the motor and the small ground is the control.
You are correct. But, as the OP stated, he just removed the steps to paint. He DID NOT replace any parts. So, IF the magnet ground was bad, the steps would not extend or retract when opening and closing the door. IF the steps did NOT function, that would be a fault of the large gauge GREEN GROUND wire for the step motor. NONE of those problems exist. So, the ONLY thing that will cause his steps to NOT stay extended when the door is closed and the wall switch turned to OFF or ON depending on the year model of the step switch, is a POSITIVE from the WHITE wall switch, or the Ignition YELLOW has 12 volts and odds are he mis-wired when he reinstalled the steps. BYW, Kwikee has NOT changed the wiring design from older to new as it pertains to the inside ON/OFF switch to stay extended. What they did was change the lettering on the plate. The old stated ON to stay extended and the new states OFF. People got confused about what was ON and what was OFF for keeping the steps extended. Doug
PS, after 38 years as a RV Tech I would say 75% of electrical problems is the POSITIVE side, not the Ground side. Usually the fuse is blown.
