jgrimes
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My slide will not close when I am disconnected from 110 volts. It will open; but not close. Plugged the shore line to the generator and had to "play with" the open/close switch before it would close. Seems to work fine when on 110. I cleaned my terminals - no difference. My batteries (two)are about 5 years old. Batteries could be failing, except everything else seems to work on 12V. Is there a relay/switch from 110 to 12 volt that could be faulty? Any one else have this problem? Suggestions?
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kirkj55
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My slide would not close recently and the problem was I had too much weight on it, soda pop, drawers full of plates etc. under the dinette. I removed all that stuff and the slide moved fine.
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jgrimes
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Kirkj55 - did it matter whether you were on 110 or 12V? I don't think I have any more weight on the slide than usual. Seems more like an electrical problem. I am certainly not an RV mechanic, so any suggestions will be welcomed.
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kirkj55
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I was on 110, I think my slide runs off the 12 volt batteries only but I'm not positve.
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kirkj55
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I'm thinking maybe your batteries need a charge, when you hook up to the genny and get 110 maybe it is sending enough charge to the batteries to move the slide, I know the slide pulls a lot of amps so perhaps you have enough for lights and the other small stuff but not enough for that slide motor. 5 years on the batts, buy some new 6 volts , just my opinion
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AZPops
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Here's a link to my post regarding problems I had with my slide.
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Hope this info is of some help,
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MNtundraRet
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Have you used a multimeter to test the voltage of the batteries (at the battery terminals) after trying to close the slide and failing? Check while not on shore-power, chassis engine off, and generator still turned off. I suspect you will see 12.2 volts (50% charged battery-bank) or less. Slide motors run on 12 volt, so they always work better when one of the three charging sources (above) is working, and the 12v circuit will have 13.6 volts or more. The 5 year old batteries are no longer recharging to full capacity.
I am assuming you checked all electrical connections on the slide-motor / battery circuit including: slide-motor, slide switch, battery and grounds. Any loose or corroded connections will lower voltage getting to the motor. The motor has a heavy amp draw when running, and the slide may have more resistance when closing than when openning. When you have been traveling to a campground, your old batteries are as close to fully charged as they will get due the the higher amp-rate charging from the chassis alternator. The slide opens okay at that time.
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dougrainer
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I have NEVER seen a slide room that uses any 120 voltage to operate. There are no relays or such that would be activated by 120 volts. What you have is simple--The 12 volt system on your RV is low. Either your batteries are bad (probably since they are 5 years old) and the 12 volt Power Converter cannot supply enough current to operate even on 120 volts. If the batteries are bad or shorted, then they are pulling a lot of the Power Converter output. Most slide rooms it takes a LOT of 12 volt power, so just because other 12 volt items seem OK, you do not have enough power to operate the slide system. When you post, you must include the Year/Model of RV and brand/make of appliance (slide room if you know it). There are dozens of different slide room makers. Do you have 12 volt or Hydraulic slides? Doug
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tvman44
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Sounds like weak batteries.
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othertonka
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You don't say whether you have a trailer or a Motorhome. Most all slides run from 12 Volt DC, I think your batteries are down a little and when you plug into shore power or the generator, the onboard conveter is now charging the battery at about 13.6 volts. The delay you stated could just be the converter is taking a short time to charge the battery and then when it does, you are able to operate the slides. There ia a big diference between a battery with 11.9 volts or a battery with 12.1 volts and a battery that is also being charged with 13.6 volts. I have a Motor home and I leave the engine running when I operate my slides. The alternater is charging that battery with 14.1 volts and the slide motor is happy with that.. SO charge those bateries and then do a load test. could be your problem
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