Direct drive slideouts
Wondering if anyone can give me some advice/info on the slideouts that are powered by the small electric motors via a sidewall mounted track. We are looking at a used Cruiseraire that has opposing s...
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2oldman wrote:teejaywhy wrote:No.2oldman wrote:And the vital missing bit of info... any failures?
I have gear slides on rails and no manual way to retract them. Been living with that for 12 years.
Thank you.
Interesting design the Schwintek system. We are just starting the process of looking for a TT for purchase in the next 1.0/1.5 year timeframe. Quite a few of the trailers we looked at have this system. Of course, I wanted to understand how it worked, something no salesman was able to explain.
The Lippert web site has a very informative video illustration. Four dc motors each powering a pinion gear coupled with a rack attached to the slide box that drives the slide in and out.
Curious though, how can four motors be synchronized without some closed loop feedback. It doesn't seem probable that the motors are precise enough to all have the exact same speed. Or perhaps in this application, it doesn't have to be too exact?
