Power Gear Slide-out System is failing
Whoa! I just hauled my Fleetwood Flair 2004 down for new tires, getting ready for a major trip. Got back and went to open the slides and 'nothing' - I can't find the controller for the slides. The boo...
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btcruzer wrote:
I have a 2003 Fleetwood Flair. Must be quite a difference between yours and mine, as the 120 volt and 12 volt breakers and fuses are located behind a false door below the cook stove next to the fridge. Next to the electrical panel there is a sticker stating that the "slide out room motor control" is mounted behind the electrical panel board. That panel is hinged at the bottom and can be released and swung down to reveal lots of wiring. I found the circuit breakers for the slides hidden under the fridge and kinda accessable through that opening.
While investigating the manual open/retract setup for the bedroom slide, I decided to wire that motor to an easy access point so I could connect a jump box to the motor to bypass all the controls and wiring. This has been tested but never needed. I have found that motors fail less often than breakers.fuses, switches and relays.
You do know that there is a manual way to operate there slides? Labor intensive but a good thing to be aware of.
Good luck with this, keep us informed .. inquiring minds wanna know.
Yes, that sure would have been nice. The fuses for the slides are unknown location. I was able to find some relays in the front. The wiring for the bedroom traced to a place under the fridge, but that is all I could find. Unbelievable!
The idea of the manual open for the bed is a pipe dream. The bed cannot be lifted up so the panel can be accessed. I suppose the entire side of the bed panel could be removed - kinda destructive. I was really appalled at how poorly it was designed and yours is older so they went backwards! I ended up pulling the entire top of the bed off after man-handling the queen bed out of there. Then I took off the front of the bed hoping that I could get to the wires - I could so I cut and hooked up 12 vdc from the camper - it began to move but it moved away from me too fast and I couldn't reach it so I had to remove the entire cover, stand it up and then I could take off the panel(s) to get at the motor.
I am about to try it now - wish me luck!
