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AirBiscuit
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Mar 19, 2023

Main slide issue on one side

Hi all,

I'm having issues with my main super slide. When bringing the slide back in it's as if one of the motors loses power or the communication signal is lost. So the one side just stops. I then release the button (this happens regardless if I'm using the manual switch or the button on the remote control) and extend it back out fully with no problem. I then bring it in and same thing happens on the same motor every time.

I have gotten around this by pressing the button for about 3 seconds at a time bringing the slide in incrementally then releasing the button. I repeat this until the slide is in. This obviously takes a long time and is not ideal. But the motor doesn't lose power for those 3 second intervals. Only when I keep the button pressed down does the motor seem to lose power and stop. This causes the slide to start getting out of time so I have to extend it back out all the way again to start over again.

And the motor doesn't ever seem to lose power when the slide is extending out. Only when coming in. What is going on here?

Thank you for any suggestions,
Chris
  • Hi there,

    If the issue was a cutoff switch or circuit breaker wouldn’t these need to be manually reset each time in order for the slide to function at all? I can’t see it being a heat thing since it’s only moving a few inches from a complete cold start and 40 degrees outside. I can’t see heat forming that much in the few seconds it runs before stopping.

    I’m wondering if maybe the controller is failing.
  • Sounds like a low 12V voltage problem. How old are your batteries? Is your engine running when you operate the slide?
  • Agree, most times motor works harder to retract than extend.

    It could be the resettable circuit breaker tripping from load stress, but just adding load a little bit at a time, works. These do weaken over time/use, and are normally located not far from battery.

    Jerry
  • Check the thermal cutoff switches..if you have them. I'm guessing the motor has to work harder bringing it in.

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