KWIKEE STEP MOTOR REPLACEMENT SERIES 32

theburren wrote:

theburren wrote:

theburren wrote:

C-Leigh Racing wrote:
That three way switch sounds good.
One 12V hot wire with a jumper wire hooked to the other switch side & then two wires from each switch side, then all four wires running from the switch to the motor connector plug end converted down to two wires.

Walla, overide switch doing away with that crazy control box & D/H will get a little recongnition boost from on looking thinking hes opening the door like a gentelman & helping D/W out of the M/H.
Neil

Hmmm. I'd like a manual switch too, actually...
sadly, I'm having trouble understanding completely what you recommended--
Is there a "How to convert your Kwikee steps to Manual using a 3 way switch for Dummies" version?

Very polite thread--
Lots of help and advice:)

For anyone reading this in the future, whose control unit goes bad like mine did--
Here are 2 switches that work perfectly when wired directly to the 2 wires feeding the motor unit--no modifications needed... just connect the hot wire and ground to the center terminals, and then reverse the 2 motor wires so that the polarity reverses.. making the motor retract..

The DPDT Switch, ON/OFF/ON Positions, 6 Blade Terminals here:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=109405&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50523&subdeptNum=50549&classNum=50557

Or this:

http://www.valmarmarine.com/productdetail/ProdDetail-27237.asp

Something else that would be nice to add to this, would be two little micro switches mounted to the steps, with 12V hot from the two way toggle switch to operate the micro.
This would be for when to release the manual toggle switch when the steps are at their stopping points. When those micros make contact, they would send 12V a small light to come on, letting us know when to release the toggle switch during operation.

All this sounds like a good deal to do, to get the step in or out, but think about it, when those steps dont work right, then you got to go to work trying to figure out how to fix them.
This way, just flip the toggle switch, get those steps in & be on your merry way, like RVings suppose to be.

Ok, now who wants to design a retro fit kit, that we all can buy from you.
Think about it now, you would not only be making something you probably can make a dollar on, but look at the aggravation & worrieing you'll be taking off of the shoulders of RVing public from not having to deal with that step not working right.

I can see it now, folks traveling, stop somewhere for a little lite break, go to get back in & low & behold that step not work right.
NO PROBLEM, I've got my trusty manual override swtich, so Mr control box you just have your way. :B
Neil