Motorized Sun Shade
We bought a used Rv, the sun shade didn't work, so they installed a new motorized sun shade, but when we used it, found out that the only way you can put it down, is to stop, turn off motor to get it ...
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pulsar wrote:dougrainer wrote:pulsar wrote:
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Both of ours, one called the night shade, the other called the solar shade, are limited the same. If the ignition is on, neither can be down lower than visor height. More over, according to the owner's manual, if the drive motor fails, both shades are retracted.
Tom
Please give Brand of shades. HOW can the shades retract if the motor fails???????? Doug
The shades are MCD Innovations Gold Series Duo/Solo Powered Shades.
The product manual does not explain how they work. It does say: "Do not attempt to pull down (unroll) the shade nor operate the power switch after deployment.... If the Automatic Safety Retraction Feature is activated, please call MCD for further instructions."
Tom
I figured you had the MCD. But, when you stated it would retract when the motor failed, that got me thinking. Yes, there is a spring in the MCD Gold Series. But, IF the motor fails the shade will do nothing. It will NOT retract and it will NOT fall down because of an extra spring. You then have to use a clothes pin or something to pin it up if it fails where it blocks your vision. But, as I stated, it will NOT auto retract when the motor fails. Doug
