Does the hydraulic slide out also powered by my deep cycle batteries?My hydraulic slide out started to fail and makes this rattle sound , the same rattle or rapid click sound on a car when you ignition it on with failed batteriesI filled it already w/ ATF fluid. Sometimes the slide out starts to work but stops suddenly.

Can the slide out also be wired to work on shore power? I dont trust batteries well enough. It just fails w/o warning

All our slides are hydraulic only sound is the pump and the rubber rubbing on the slide going in or out.

stickdog wrote:All our slides are hydraulic only sound is the pump and the rubber rubbing on the slide going in or out.So it's the pump that's malfunctioning? No effect at all from the batteries?

Hard telling... not enough info to answer. Plug the rig in, so the converter is powering the battery and see.But yes, the pump runs off 12V

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Bobbo
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2015
Every rig is different, but on MY rig, the slideout is powered by the chassis battery, and the owner's manual says to have the engine running when moving the slideout in or out.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Sep 11, 2015
Generally the house systems (Slidouts are) run off the house batteries.. Make sure they are charged and plug in BEFORE you try to move the slides. Good luck.

Oh, and a reminder. I said GENERALLY.. I assume someone wired at least one different.
thehippie
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
A few hrs later, the fuse also blew on the 2nd TV.

Will provbably spend for an electrician to find out once and for all. Dangit.
thehippie
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
The problem is with the fuse of the tow vehicle. i tried another tow vehicle and the slide out and even the electric tongue jack which i also have a problem with also worked.
thehippie
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
westend wrote:
thehippie wrote:
westend wrote:
It sounds like you have weak batteries. The sound of the repetitive "clicking" is probably a relay opening and closing. If you're plugged into shore power and have a working converter, the converter is supplying charge voltage to the batteries and hence, supplying power for the slide mechanism.
The shore power didnt help. hope my converter is ok.
A hand held meter is $5 at Harbor Freight or $20 at Home Depot. Every RV owner should have one.
I have one, battery is dead, it only has about 0.002 V.
Dakzuki
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
Try it with the engine running.
westend
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
thehippie wrote:
westend wrote:
It sounds like you have weak batteries. The sound of the repetitive "clicking" is probably a relay opening and closing. If you're plugged into shore power and have a working converter, the converter is supplying charge voltage to the batteries and hence, supplying power for the slide mechanism.
The shore power didnt help. hope my converter is ok.
A hand held meter is $5 at Harbor Freight or $20 at Home Depot. Every RV owner should have one.
Community Alumni
Sep 11, 2015
thehippie wrote:
westend wrote:
It sounds like you have weak batteries. The sound of the repetitive "clicking" is probably a relay opening and closing. If you're plugged into shore power and have a working converter, the converter is supplying charge voltage to the batteries and hence, supplying power for the slide mechanism.
The shore power didnt help. hope my converter is ok.

Pretty much what I would expect to happen if your battery is weak; as Chris mentioned the converter would likely not generate enough if the battery is not up to parr.

Before much else, I would put a meter on the battery to see how it is.
thehippie
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
westend wrote:
It sounds like you have weak batteries. The sound of the repetitive "clicking" is probably a relay opening and closing. If you're plugged into shore power and have a working converter, the converter is supplying charge voltage to the batteries and hence, supplying power for the slide mechanism.
The shore power didnt help. hope my converter is ok.
thehippie
Explorer
Sep 11, 2015
RoyB wrote:
I have on a few occasions nosed my truck up to the battery bank and hooked up my jumper cables to make the slide work better...

You need a good battery charge or connection to make them work well even when being run from the shore power.

Roy Ken
I will try the jump cables. That being said, the 7 pin connector doesn't help.