Travel'r awning issue
We have a Carefree of Colorado Travel'r awning. It went out but didn't come back in. No noise, nothing. I got a ladder and I was able to turn the tube while my wife hit the button. It then very slowly...
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j-d wrote:
At least you got the awning stowed and it seems the EXPENSIVE motor is good. Did Carefree give you trobleshooting instructions over the phone or are they on a webpage somewhere? If you can tell or show us what CF said to do, maybe we can help.
Is there a Wiring Diagram?
Usually what those small motors (entry steps, power windows, awnings) do is reverse two wires electrically. Say he two wires on the motor are Red and Green. To go one way, Red is Positive, Green is Negative. To go the opposite way, Red would be Negative and Green would be Positive. That may be accomplished simply in a Switch, or with Relay(s). It'd help to know how CF wanted it done, and to hope the RV builder did it that way.
There is a service manual on the Carefree website. The unit is wired correctly. 2 wires to the motor from the switch that have the polarity reversed to switch direction. I checked voltage in both directions and it was the same, 12.45 volts. No relays according to the Carefree manual.
