Should Slide Work With 12v Power Only?

Yes it should work on 12 volt only , check your battery

SprinklerMan wrote:
Yes it should work on 12 volt only , check your battery

Thank you.

Mine works on 12V; Check battery and make sure the battery master switch is "ON"

Cable, hydraulic, rack & pinion?
Otherwise yes I believe the slide should run fine on battery alone.

Do the lights and water pump work on just battery? (they should)

Check your 12V fuses

All RV's are designed for the basic functions to operate from the battery. Otherwise the trailer would not work when you camp where there is no shore power...

When you are connected to shore power the converter which runs from 120VAC will now provide 12VDC power to operate all of these basic function and also keep your 12VDC battery system charged up.

Here is a basic 30AMP Wiring Configuration block diagram showing what work with what in a typical RV unit...


Hope this helps...

Roy Ken

For what it's worth, my new motorhome says to either be plugged into shore power or run the generator. All this says is that it needs a lot of power to operate the slides. Make sure you have good batteries.

I just went out and checked and nothing works on 12v only. There is a 30 amp fuse inline on a green wire coming directly off the positive battery terminal that is blown. I'm assuming this is the root of my problems. I'll try to find a replacement tomorrow.

Another question. I was told not to slide the side out without the jacks down. Can it be slid out enough to squeeze by to the restroom without causing damage or should I not move it at all?

smkettner wrote:
Cable, hydraulic, rack & pinion?
Otherwise yes I believe the slide should run fine on battery alone.

Not sure what it's called but it has an electric motor that turns 2 gears connected by a long square rod and the slide has a track on either end that the gears grab on to and push/pull the slide in/out.

That is a rack and pinion and should easily operate on battery.
Check your battery is at least 12.5 volts.