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Apr 16, 2021

One jack not functioning AF811

Happy camping season! Pulled camper out today. One jack was struggling a bit then it stopped working. Fuse is still good. Batteries are older and had been on charger for
Many days prior.

What is proper diagnostic procedure with only one acting up? I would not think battery but as I said they are getting long in the tooth. Maybe high resistance cable or connector combined with older batteries?

Fuse good.

Was thinking to fire up generator and try again. I think this should rule out batteries if it still doesn’t work, but not not positive.

What else to try/check? Thanks I’m advance.
  • I had same problem with our 2013 AF811. I pulled the cap off the top & got a socket on it. Made maybe just a half turn by hand. Then tried again via controller. All good. That was 2 years ago. Hasn't happened again since.
  • Pull the jack motor head off the faulty jack, run power and see if the motor spins and the jack is siezed. Plug the head into another location to verify motor if it still does not spin which will tell you if it is wiring or controller issues.
  • I’m not aware of a button inside. I did try the red remote connected via wire with same result.
  • Is there a up/down button on the jack or in the camper and did you try it? That'll confirm/deny the remote.
  • So you basically made left rear jack become right rear by switching wire to prove jack is not bad and thus control board is?

    Sounds easy I’ll give it a try. I do hear relay clicking when trying to lift. Also I feel like wire less has been really spotty past year. Maybe that’s strike two for the controller?
  • I just had the same problem with my AF811. My jacks are Reico Titan. I called their service support number and they were very helpful. The control panel is located under the sink and they had me switch the two wires for that jack, which were the bottom set with the two right above them. It worked then. The upshot is that the control panel circuit for that jack was defective. I ordered a new control panel which was $500. They had rebuilt ones that I don’t remember the price. They also said that they don’t repair them, they have an outside company do it.

    Mark
    (This is the first post I made to this site)