We were camping without power this weekend, so our camper battery was nearly dead. When pulling in the slide it came in slowly and stopped without the normal grinding noise that says it is DONE! So I double checked to make sure it was in and it was. When arriving home and plugging in to electric, there is still no sign of power to the slide and it will not extend. There are no visible fuse issues, the automatic awning switch above the slide is working.Any hints or suggestions would be appreciated. Really didn't think I had time for a hour trip to the dealer this week. As we are heading out again on Friday. Thanks in advance.

Slide out is wired directly from battery.......battery does not have enough charge after you ran it way down.Awning works off DC being supplied thru dist panel (converter when in shore power)Charge battery and trace wiring back from slide to battery (or from battery to slide motor) and find in-line fuse (or small box with 2 studs....circuit breaker)FUse could be blown (or CB tripped...small reset button)

More than likely, your battery will need to charge up first. Mine specifically has a label by the switch that says a battery must be connected for the slides to work. Your on-board power converter/charger does not have enough "umph" by itself to move the slides. You'll need to wait till it's charged up.

Generally speaking, a well charged battery is essential for proper slide operation regardless of whether or not you are plugged into a power pedestal. You probably need a new, fully charged battery.

Thanks so much, I was hoping that was what you would say. Off to hook up a battery charger or possibly buy a new one. Thank GOD it came in.

You didn't mention much about the slide locks. On ours if for some reason the locks don't fully extend or retract we get “nothing“ when we hit the switch. If we tap on the locks then it works again. I've pulled them apart to look at them and there was a microswitch inside. If for some reason the locks didn't opertate completely the microswitch wouldn't make contact and let the slide know it's all the way in. Tapping on the locks is just enough to make the switch “click“ and everything worked again. We have electric locks so I'm not sure if this applies. But I also agree with the battery needing to be charged and in place for it to operate correctly.

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robsouth
Explorer II
Oct 04, 2015
Generally speaking, a well charged battery is essential for proper slide operation regardless of whether or not you are plugged into a power pedestal. You probably need a new, fully charged battery.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Oct 04, 2015
More than likely, your battery will need to charge up first. Mine specifically has a label by the switch that says a battery must be connected for the slides to work. Your on-board power converter/charger does not have enough "umph" by itself to move the slides. You'll need to wait till it's charged up.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Oct 04, 2015
Slide out is wired directly from battery.......battery does not have enough charge after you ran it way down.

Awning works off DC being supplied thru dist panel (converter when in shore power)

Charge battery and trace wiring back from slide to battery (or from battery to slide motor) and find in-line fuse (or small box with 2 studs....circuit breaker)
FUse could be blown (or CB tripped...small reset button)

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