Help!! Electric Atwood Jacks......
I am trying to load my lance on the truck, leaving in the morning (maybe). I activated the jacks and when I push extend all on the remote I hear a click and the activator switch light goes off. Repl...
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sleepy wrote:
The manual that came with my Lance says: Do Not operate the (Atwood) jacks on shore power.
I have seen a dealer do it... trying to operate the jacks on 110VAC will ruin your jacks.
This is another good reason to keep your battery(s) in your camper and the truck camper fully charged by shore power, generator, or PVSolar.
Happy New Year...
Sleepy I've seen that in my manual as well, and I can't remember exactly how it's worded, but I've always interpreted it as meaning "Don't try to operate the jacks off of shore power ONLY". Or in other words; WITHOUT a fully charged battery, and only the converter supplying the 12v to the jacks. The converter alone cannot supply enough amps to operate the jacks. I can see that not only hurting the jacks, but the converter as well.
If the battery is pretty close to fully charged, and the battery disconnect switch is "ON", I see no problem with being plugged in to shore power while operating the jacks.
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