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- wa8yxmExplorer IIIFirst: Happened to me.. Do you have an Intelletec Battery Control Center?
If so remove the 5 amp fuse that powers that switch, NOt sure which one, then remove all 5 amp fuses OR. if you are daring disconnect the switch from the harness behidn it.
Now operate the switch both USE and Store positions 50-100 times
Restore fuses, and or connector and see if it now works
If it does. Well.. There are two schools of thought
ONE: Buy lotto tickets cause it's your lucky day
Two: Do not buy lotto tickets cause you just used your allotment of luck for the week.
Pick one of those and act on it. - Roger_in_VERMONExplorerA big thank you to DSDP Don. Because of his help I was able to repair our motorhome myself.
THANKS Don - StimExplorerIt might not be a solenoid, it might be a "Latch Relay". They look the same but work differently.
If latch relay there should be a fuse controlling it. I had the on/off switch stick and burn mine out. - We_Cant_WaitExplorerIt might not be the Solenoid, it could be the switch it's self or the wire from the switch to the Solenoid. Take a good volt meter and see if when the switch is depressed that you are getting 12v to the smaller activation wire on the solenoid before by-passing the solenoid. If it is the switch I'm sure Radio Shack will have something you can replace it with.
- DSDP_DonExplorerRoger.....Under the driver's side window is an exterior bay that has a large black box inside. This exterior bay on a Monaco is called the "run bay". The black box should have three nylon wing nuts holding the cover on. Remove the cover. Inside you'll see all the fuses for the coach.
In the lower left corner, you'll see a large solenoid (round black thing with bolts on the left and right), You'll see two large battery cables attached to the solenoid, one to the bolt on the left and one to the bolt on the right. This solenoid is your salesman switch. When you flip the switch at the door, it causes power to go through the solenoid from one side to the other.
Carefully take the cable off one bolt and move it out of the way, not letting it touch anything. Take the cable off the bolt on the other side, again being careful. Now take a short 1/2" or 3/4" bolt and connect the two cables together. Put a nut on the bolt, tighten it up and then tape all the exposed cable ends and bolt with black electrical tape.
It was not if your salesman switch was going to go bad, but when. Once you've done the above repair, there is no need to make the salesman switch operational again, unless you have some specific need. Many do the above repair long before the switch/solenoid goes bad. It will often fix some other electrical gremlins you may have had because the solenoid was failing. - bullydogs1ExplorerIt's located in the front run bay....hopefully someone can post a picture, the positive is there and you can jump bypass it to the other side and it will work.
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