Slide out problem
Last weekend went camping and slide out would not extend. Took it to dealer and they said it was because the battery disconnect was not turned on. Esentially he was saying the slide out operated off...
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Yes - both on-board converter/charger units and the battery are both used to power up your 12V Distribution setup. It normally works well with either the Shore power 'ON' or just the battery.
I have had that happen here as well. The slide requires alot of 12VDC CURRENT to operate. The normal 55-amp DC capacity from the on-board converter/charger unit is sometimes just not enough capacity to operate the camper slide-outs freely. Other 12VDC high current items may have been 'ON' at the same time...
I have on occasion actually nosed my truck up to the front of the 5th wheel trailer I was using at the time and used jumper cables from the truck to give a better battery assist.
To me its just the nature of the game. You can purchase a larger capacity CONVERTER/CHARGER unit I guess or just always have the Battery connected when in use.
My trailer setup is using smart mode converter/charger so having my batteries always connected does not harm the batteries like the single mode older converter/chargers would do. Batteries would tend to start boiling out fluids if left connected for long periods of time when using a single mode 13.6VDC system charging setup.
I learned all of these short comings early on and try to have a PLAN B to over-come them as they raise their ugly heads haha... "These short comings are not going to ruin my long term trip" - Can't always run back to the dealer sometimes...
Just some of my thoughts here...
Roy Ken
I have had that happen here as well. The slide requires alot of 12VDC CURRENT to operate. The normal 55-amp DC capacity from the on-board converter/charger unit is sometimes just not enough capacity to operate the camper slide-outs freely. Other 12VDC high current items may have been 'ON' at the same time...
I have on occasion actually nosed my truck up to the front of the 5th wheel trailer I was using at the time and used jumper cables from the truck to give a better battery assist.
To me its just the nature of the game. You can purchase a larger capacity CONVERTER/CHARGER unit I guess or just always have the Battery connected when in use.
My trailer setup is using smart mode converter/charger so having my batteries always connected does not harm the batteries like the single mode older converter/chargers would do. Batteries would tend to start boiling out fluids if left connected for long periods of time when using a single mode 13.6VDC system charging setup.
I learned all of these short comings early on and try to have a PLAN B to over-come them as they raise their ugly heads haha... "These short comings are not going to ruin my long term trip" - Can't always run back to the dealer sometimes...
Just some of my thoughts here...
Roy Ken
