Have you had a slide out controller fail?
I recently had a slide out controller fail in my Newmar motorhome. It was an Intellitec 00-971-100 controller for the large front slide on the driver side. I extended the slide at home and a couple da...
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Hi,
Yes, the slide controller failed on our GBM a couple of years into ownership. The first time it happened, I located the controller, unmounted it and whacked it against the floor. Then it worked. From that I figured the problem was either a cold solder joint or sticking relay. It worked intermittently throughout the rest of the season. When it didn't work, I gave it a good tap.
When I removed it at the end of the season to take a closer look, the soldering on it looked like it had been done as a soldering project for some grade school kid. I made note of the part number for the relays and ordered some. I resoldered the entire board and reinstalled until the new relays arrived. When they arrived, I changed out the relays which operate the front slide and reinstalled. No problems with the controller since.
I forgot who the manufacturer of the slide controller was, though. I did order a replacement controller which I keep in my spare parts bin. But since my repair, I haven't needed it. Or...I haven't needed it because I have a spare. :)
One thing I did discover while working on my slide controller was that the ground wire from the controller to the chassis ground was loose, and in fact, showed signs of overheating (burnt insulation). In fact, the copper conductors were burnt 6" up from the connection point when I was stripping back the wire. I was noticing that the slide seemed to be operating a bit slower than when new, and attributed it to the batteries getting old. Once I reattached the repaired ground wire, the slide operation worked like new.
If you have a spare...you'll probably never need it.
~Rick
Yes, the slide controller failed on our GBM a couple of years into ownership. The first time it happened, I located the controller, unmounted it and whacked it against the floor. Then it worked. From that I figured the problem was either a cold solder joint or sticking relay. It worked intermittently throughout the rest of the season. When it didn't work, I gave it a good tap.
When I removed it at the end of the season to take a closer look, the soldering on it looked like it had been done as a soldering project for some grade school kid. I made note of the part number for the relays and ordered some. I resoldered the entire board and reinstalled until the new relays arrived. When they arrived, I changed out the relays which operate the front slide and reinstalled. No problems with the controller since.
I forgot who the manufacturer of the slide controller was, though. I did order a replacement controller which I keep in my spare parts bin. But since my repair, I haven't needed it. Or...I haven't needed it because I have a spare. :)
One thing I did discover while working on my slide controller was that the ground wire from the controller to the chassis ground was loose, and in fact, showed signs of overheating (burnt insulation). In fact, the copper conductors were burnt 6" up from the connection point when I was stripping back the wire. I was noticing that the slide seemed to be operating a bit slower than when new, and attributed it to the batteries getting old. Once I reattached the repaired ground wire, the slide operation worked like new.
If you have a spare...you'll probably never need it.
~Rick
