Power Gear Slide-out System is failing

wa8yxm wrote:
Most likely eats off a Circuit breaker (Self resetting thermal)

I have not yet found the fried controller for my slides eitehr

I built a new one out of a pair of SPDT relays. Someone else posted a schematic on one of the forums I visit but here are the basics

The motor has two wires.. These go to the moving contacts on teh relays (Armature)

The Normally closed is ground
The normally open is HOT
THe switch (And not an RF controller as well) feed the relays.

NOTE: this is a NON protected systemk holding the switch closed can fry the motor.. I do shut off power to the system when not sliding.

Well that is interesting - I could do that but it means wiring new runs - I was hoping to get it running without rebuilding - but like I told my wife, this thing is going to operate if I have to make my own control board.

Not a single word about the controller in the Fleetwood manual except to say that it comes with a manual. Big deal. Where did they put the fool thing! I have relays and some experience wiring them so the only thing you get from the controller is automatic stop without overload. There is also a hold feature, but I think that it is in the motor itself.

In order to get the bedroom to run, I have to get the wires to it and they are under the mattress which is under the cabinets - not impossible, but ... Be better if I could get to them at the old controller - but where is it?