Awning Dead- Anyone know what this is (photo)

therink wrote:
My power awning is dead (first time use- under warranty, taking it to dealer tomorrow). I have diagnosed that power is gettinh past the rocker switch, but then goes to this black "awning controller" solid state switch inside the wall. Power does not go past it out to the awning motor. Does anyone know what this does and how it can go bad?

FYI- If your Dometic power awning is dead and you have power at the switch but not at the motor, it is likely that this black awning controller/relay is bad. Not all Dometic awnings have this style relay. Some do/some don't. This relay reverses the polarity to the awning motor. The relay was located in the wall behind the main wall control panel.
I had CW replace it and the awning works ok now.
Steve