Thanks 'budwich'. I understand ac wiring better than dc, but have the general concepts. The rocker switch is understandable, so since the weather is still nasty, I will check it out in the dry. If the slide motor is hot all the time, that does mean its direct to the battery and the slide switch just rockers between extend ground and retract ground. If not hot then the switch rockers between extend and retract hot. That is important because it determines in which section of wiring that the spurious problem exists. JH