R-POD 179 slide not working

[DHabibi]

My slide is totally dead just happened the other day. Batteries are full and fine and even when plugged in the slide does not make any sound or movement. All fuses good and there is power going to the wall switch. From what I know the controller is under the seat which is now covered by the slide and not accessible. Very smart design, is there any way to reset the controller to get the slide to come to life, again was working fine till the other day, brought it in, drove an hour and tried to open slide and it was dead. I am an engineer and very handy, if there is any way of manually getting the slide to go out so I can access the controller and motor area would be nice. Thanks for any suggestions, power is all good, need to get access the controller which I believe is in the covered area. Nothing under the refrigerator in this model, just two electrical wires, the controller is not there as far as I can see.

[Rover Podder]

Isn't the slide controller on that model under one of the ottomans? You probably need to unscrew the lid to access it.

[clr]

You can reset the controller by removing the power to the controller. I would remove the fuse for the controller, wait 30 seconds and then put the fuse back into position. What type of slide are we talking about here, I am assuming a Schwanteck type slide since you are talking about a controller.

[DHabibi]

Well I do believe that the controller is in the ottoman, with the slide all the way in you can not get to the hatch, the motors are accessible but the screw to loosen them from the outside not accessible with the slide all the way in. Great design, somebody was not using their brain. Couple of options, I have made harnesses to connect to the motors directly and can try to power them to put the slide out assuming they are OK then I can access the hatch and see what the controller says. Have disconnected batteries from the RV and taken all power away for a min or so and have not had any luck.



Slide has been working fine, only thing I did different when I put the slide in and was towing the RV was that I ran the refrig on battery power, when I got to the camping spot 2 hours away the slide would not work, batteries still fully charged (have 400W solar system and RV was connected to car).



Called factory and they have not been much help, a technical person was supposed to get back to me, meanwhile ordered the outriggers to fix sag which the slide is developing. Will also support the kitchen floor soon, sag there will show up soon too. Somebody also lost my screen slide door and been trying to find one and it is only 10" tall which is not standard so have not had any luck, waiting on factory on this too. Not been my week.



Other options is to cut and access hole into the ottoman problem is I don't know how things are installed inside there and don't want to damage any equipment trying to get in there, will run a scope into the area and look at things, regardless this issue has become huge headache.



Don

[DHabibi]

From what I know the motors have a brake in them, was wondering about pushing the slide out with power taken away from the motors, any ideas about this is appreciated.



Don

[NavyLCDR]

Not much help, I know, but my Schwintek slide controller is under the slide itself. If I ever have to get to it, I'm going to have to remove the facia trim pieces around the base of the slide and reach in under the slide. 2 feet to the left and they could have mounted the slide controller out in the open in a little space between the couch and the slide. I don't know why manufacturers insist on mounting these controllers into the most inaccessible areas they can find. I've been thinking about just relocating the darn thing myself.