New to me Fleetwood Arcadia- Power roof problme solved
I'm back on the forum.. sold my 91 Class A (Winnebago Chieftain) and bought a new to me 2007 Fleetwood Arcadia. It's in pretty good shape overall. There was a hole in the canvas that they tried to patch, but looked ugly so I'm replacing the canvas. (Some of the vinyl windows were shot too..) but it was pretty much garage kept and no rust or other signs of wear/exposure.
At any rate, the plug for the power roof is not great so I need to replace it (different thread), but the power roof wasn't working initially. When I plugged the control in and hit either up or down all it would do was click once. So I thought the controller/limiter was shot. I knew it hadn't been used in a few years so I figured I'd check the motor. I disconnected it and ran 12v direct to it and it ran in both directions OK. So I figured that although I'd been cranking it up by hand, the motor may have been sitting long enough where it was sticking and just needed to be exercised. I figured that if it was sticky, it would draw too much current and cause the controller to think that the top was all the way up or down. I hooked it back up and it works fine now. So lesson learned. IF your top doesn't seem to be working after a period of non-use, try exercising the motor, especially since the control electronics run about $240!
At any rate, the plug for the power roof is not great so I need to replace it (different thread), but the power roof wasn't working initially. When I plugged the control in and hit either up or down all it would do was click once. So I thought the controller/limiter was shot. I knew it hadn't been used in a few years so I figured I'd check the motor. I disconnected it and ran 12v direct to it and it ran in both directions OK. So I figured that although I'd been cranking it up by hand, the motor may have been sitting long enough where it was sticking and just needed to be exercised. I figured that if it was sticky, it would draw too much current and cause the controller to think that the top was all the way up or down. I hooked it back up and it works fine now. So lesson learned. IF your top doesn't seem to be working after a period of non-use, try exercising the motor, especially since the control electronics run about $240!
