PowerGear Slide-out issue
I have a 2009 Eagle Cap 995 camper and the slide recently wouldn’t open, but would open later intermittently....It uses a PowerGear two rail rack and gear system, and after a lengthy close inspection,...
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DFord said:
“Both positive and negative wires have to be reversed and jumpers on the switch do the reversal. Pressing the switch one way pushes the slide out and pressing it the other way brings it back in. If there's no control board, the motor is wired directly to the switch. The motor should run till the motor stalls in either direction.“
Thanks, this scenario is making sense - I’m starting to believe that this may be what’s happening.
wa8yxm, thanks for the great tip! I do have a tone generator (from years back...), but forgot that I had one.
The camper is in the body shop having suffered the wrath of a distracted driver on a cell phone... I’ll try some more recon once I get her back...
“Both positive and negative wires have to be reversed and jumpers on the switch do the reversal. Pressing the switch one way pushes the slide out and pressing it the other way brings it back in. If there's no control board, the motor is wired directly to the switch. The motor should run till the motor stalls in either direction.“
Thanks, this scenario is making sense - I’m starting to believe that this may be what’s happening.
wa8yxm, thanks for the great tip! I do have a tone generator (from years back...), but forgot that I had one.
The camper is in the body shop having suffered the wrath of a distracted driver on a cell phone... I’ll try some more recon once I get her back...
