I'd recommend that you find the location of your slide controller. It's probably a little box with a couple of connectors going to it.
Next time the slide doesn't work, give it a good rap with the handle of a screw driver and try again. If that doesn't work, unscrew it from it's hold down and give a really good smack. See if that works.
My slide out controller had several cold solder joints on the board from the factory and would exhibit the same symptoms you are now experiencing. I re-soldered the entire board and it's been good since.
There are separate relays for the front and rear slide, so if you have a bad relay or cold solder joint for the front slide circuitry, the rear will still work fine.
You might also want to check the ground wire on the slide controller. On ours, the connection to the chassis was loose and it caused the wire to be blackened for about 6 inches up from the connection point.
Also, in my experience, while the front slide does require more power to move than the rear, if the batteries are weak, you'll at least see/hear the front slide attempt to move. I've never observed a condition due to low battery charge where rear slide would work fine and the front slide wouldn't at least move a bit.
Oh, and by the way, George Boy was bought out by Coachmen so it's quite possible there are similar designs in our rigs. (I hope not for your sake! LOL )
Good Luck,
~Rick
2005 Georgie Boy 3625 DS on a Workhorse W-22 (Class A)
Rick, Gail, 1 girl (16-Angel, Lexi96.org), 1 girl (11), 2 boys (12 & 9).
2001 Honda Odyssey, Demco Aluminator tow bar & tow plate, SMI Silent Partner brake controller.
Rick let me clarify about the movement.Front slide do move inwards slightly when I press the button but it did not go out.Again a sounds comes but it did not move out.After several hours coach hooked to shore power than slide starts working.Where should I look for the controller.Will it be under the sofa of front slide or somewhere else.
About cold solder joints, manufacturers world wide are starting to use lead-free silver-bearing solder, for supposed health reasons. If you are good at soldering with regular 60/40 tin/lead rosin core solder, you may not be able to solder at all well with lead free solder. It takes more care in pre-tinning, more heat/heating time, keeping iron tip wiped and bright, and use of exta flux. Can result in much longer solidification time, hard to hold steady, burnt fingers and heat damage. Long ago, I was an aerospace soldering instructor, recently embarassed myself using lead free solder, by mistake, doing some soldering of wires to connectors with a friend watching. You can still get quality Kester etc. 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead solder and rosin paste flux for electrical work at Radio Shack or Home Depot, Read the label.
bill257 wrote: Rick let me clarify about the movement.Front slide do move inwards slightly when I press the button but it did not go out.Again a sounds comes but it did not move out.After several hours coach hooked to shore power than slide starts working.Where should I look for the controller.Will it be under the sofa of front slide or somewhere else.
Believe it or not Bill, on my 2011 32BH, the slide controller is under the refrigerator. 1 controller controls both slides. OR, as my tech told me when we had a problem with the cable splitter and Coachmen swore it was in the lower left of the wardrobe (in reality it was behind a wall) it will be wherever the roll of wire they were using ran out.
My slide controller module is screwed to the floor and is located behind the breaker/fuse panel in the kitchen. But I think the "where ever the roll or wire ran out" might be more truth than humor.
Based upon your description, it could be a bad ground, bad solder connection on the board, or even a bad relay on the board.
I would think a call or e-mail to Coachmen should put you on the right track as to finding it's location.
Bordercollie,
I know my board was not soldered with the lead-free stuff, but my rig is 2004 era. The newer boards are probably lead-free. It's also possible that they're using potted assemblies (circuit board sealed in epoxy) now for the controller boards so they can't be fixed anyway. Before I decided to try to fix mine, I called the company that made the board and ordered a replacement. When it arrived, it was a potted assembly. Before it arrived, I had fixed mine, so I'm keeping the "new" one as a spare. If I remember correctly, the replacement was about $50...maybe $75....but that was about 6 years ago.
I have recharged the batteries,add water and keeping the fingers cross.So far front slide is working fine.I will continue to monitor and report back if there is any problem.I have checked the SG for both batteries and it is 1.280 in all the cells with 12.7 volt base volt after disconnecting the charger for several hours.
Not that this is the right answer but I have had the same issue on our 2010 30 ft for 2 years. Had the controller changed once and the switch on the wall once. Now... I have not had one problem, if I stop the slide one inch or so from opening fully. Don't know why... it just works lol (tired of taking it to the dealer)
bill257 wrote: I have recharged the batteries,add water and keeping the fingers cross.So far front slide is working fine.I will continue to monitor and report back if there is any problem.I have checked the SG for both batteries and it is 1.280 in all the cells with 12.7 volt base volt after disconnecting the charger for several hours.
You might also want to check your CONVERTER/Power Supply. It may Not be charging your batteries when it's plugged in. And yes, check your grounds as well.
The Bad, then Good battery diagnosis, makes me wonder if the only 'charging', is when the motor/alternator is on?
Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT
Now it is 3 days since I charged the battery to full and since than I disconnected it from shore power.I am checking every day and slide is working fine.Battery voltage is holding around 12.5 volt.I am keeping the house battery cut off switch to off position when not using the house batteries.It seems that batteries are holding the charge and slide is working fine.Any comments.
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