Hello,
I have a 2011 Coachmen 296REDS and when i got home today from our trip and opened the larger slide all the way the power was lost. I cannot open or close either slides now and i noticed the awning will not move either.
I checked the fuses were not blown or the breakers in the same panel.
I looked for a in-line fuse by the battery but did not find one.
Anyone know of a 30 amp reset button or something?
It's a process of elimination. First check the voltage at the battery. It should be over 12 volts. If that checks out you should check the connections at the back of the electric panel (make sure the 115 volt power is disconnected.) You should have the same voltage as the battery. Make sure all connections are tight. The slides and awning are 12 volts so you don't need to check the 115 volt side at this time. Check back with your findings. This is not fast but it is through. Good luck.
You can also check for a broken or loose ground wire probably near the slide that is out. They attach them to the frame with self tapping metal screws and use an air gun to put them in. Often they get a little over torqued and snap off from the motion of the slide or the trailers over the road vibration. This did happen to us and I had no idea how we were going to get the slide back in until I noticed the loose wire. Old Guys
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This is a picture of the ones that i have.
They say short stop and i checked the voltage on both sides. 13.64v
I take it these are not the right ones.
They should be good. You need something common to both slides. My coachmen used a seperate control to operate the motor power via relays. You may find the common switch panel voltage is missing
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