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famousperson
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Jun 14, 2013

Can't get my electric jacks to work!

When I went to extend my jacks to load my 2005 Lance 1121 camper, all jacks were dead. What seems to be happening is that the system is not arming. By arming, I mean when I pressed the momentary switch near the floor by the door, the switch did not light up as it normally does.

More information: The camper battery is dead, so I was jumping it with my Jeep's battery. The slide-out worked fine with that arrangement, but the jacks (arming switch) still didn't. I looked at the breakers and fuses that I know of but didn't see anything that said "jacks."

Is there a breaker or fuse for the jacking system that isn't in the breaker/fuse box with all the others? Is there a solenoid somewhere that might be malfunctioning? Replacing the battery wouldn't hurt, of course, but would it make a difference, considering that I had the Jeep powering the camper anyway?

Of course, I can crank by hand, so I'm not completely dead in the water, but that's a full day's hot and sweaty work!

Any hints that you kind souls can come up with would be greatly appreciated.

Peter

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  • Charge the battery to full , then try it.
    Jumping the dead battery might not work . If you disconnect the dead camper battery then use the good battery to try it...that might work .

    Lance 2003 Owner's Manual, page 8 reads:

    "Do not use the electric jacks to raise or lower the camper using only 120-volt power. The converter's charger will be damaged if the jacks are operated with 120-volt power through the 12-volt converter without an automotive battery or with a low battery. A well charged battery in good condition is required."

    http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26724768.cfm