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Do electric RV steps work off of shore power if plugged in?

pwrchrd
Explorer
Explorer
I know this is a silly question. Prior to a trip last year my step motor was humming like it was getting power but the step lamp was barely lit and the steps would not extend or retract. I was plugged in to shore power at the time and know my batteries were pretty weak. Do steps work off of shore power if plugged in?

I disconnect the power from the step/lamp and tried to manually retract the steps but couldn't. So I tried to remove the pin that was keeping them from retracting and have subsequently jammed it! Yea, not a mechanic.
Kurt
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pwrchrd
Explorer
Explorer
Chassis batter, not house battery?
Kurt

sch911
Explorer
Explorer
No they all work off of 12V chassis power, and chassis battery.

Otherwise the steps wouldn't work without being plugged in or with the house batteries disconnected!
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