Living room slide won't move

[rburckhart]

Well guys, you've not let me down yet, so put on your thinking caps. We left Florida this past Thursday to head for home (Ohio). When we stopped the first night, we went to put the slides out; the bedroom worked normally, but the living room one didn't have any juice. I checked the breakers and fuses right away but nothing was amiss. I got the (limited) manual out for the slideouts, and one thing it mentioned was a fuse supposedly mounted near (within 18" it said) the battery. I looked all over, and the only fuse in the front compartment is the one for the landing gear. When I rock the switch to either the in or out position, there is nothing there; I hand cranked the room out a few inches and tried again, but nothing. When we got home yesterday I got the bright (?) idea to jump across the leads to see if the switch was bad - of course my wire colors were different than what they showed in the manual. Anyway, all I got was a spark across two of them - no motor movement. Anybody have any experience with this, or any ideas brighter than mine?
Thanks,
Dick

[Festus2]

Dick:
According to the Lippert Wiring diagram I have, there is a 30A Auto Reset Breaker located on the positive side of the battery. The breaker is between the battery and your switch and; as you mentioned, is supposed to be- according to their diagram - within 18in of the battery. Somewhere along this positive line to to your switch, there has to be a fuse/breaker. I would think that if this breaker were tripped both slides wouldn't work unless you have two breakers - one for each slide.
If you have two separate motors, you might try checking the incoming leads to the 12V motor on your living room slide. The manual states that "if your meter indicates 12V DC then your motor needs to be replaced".
Hopefully, others will see your post and offer suggestions.

[rburckhart]

Well, after some investigation I discovered the slide motor is kaput. A piece of the bakelite plate that holds the brush/spring housing got burned off and the one brush lost contact with the armature. At least I found it myself w/out taking it somewhere, and it is real easy to get to...Dick

[hankpage]

Even though that motor is pricey, I hope it is the problem. From what I understand if you crank the slide manually with the motor connected it can burn out the motor.(turns motor into a generator and feeds back) I think I read that on Lippert's web-site. When replacing the motor I would check the entire circuit before operating the slide. Keep us informed on your repair progress. Good luck, Hank