Slide out and Awning will not work

[tonyp]

I can control the In-N-Out Motors by bypassing the slide button. I believe it must have something to do with the parking brake because both the awning and the slide out will not work. I have spent 3 months trying to get an answer. I am in Alaska where there are no techs as I live remotely. Any help would be appreciated.

[kenandterry]

It would help if you told us your year, make and model of RV, along with the make and model of your slide.

As always…..pictures are best.

[tonyp]

Sorry I thought I put that in there. It is a 2018 Dynamax Isata 3

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by tonyp

Sorry I thought I put that in there. It is a 2018 Dynamax Isata 3

Nope, that information is not in your profile nor your signature.
Moved thread to the Dynamax sub-forum for factory support.

[KRedburn]

Originally Posted by tonyp

I can control the In-N-Out Motors by bypassing the slide button. I believe it must have something to do with the parking brake because both the awning and the slide out will not work. I have spent 3 months trying to get an answer. I am in Alaska where there are no techs as I live remotely. Any help would be appreciated.

Are you on shore power or generator?
If neither then you should have the engine running to move the slide so that the batteries are not "punished" to bad.
Normally you have to have the engine off the set the levelers but then you should have the engine running or plugged into power or generator to move the slide.
You may want to cycle the park brake again. Maybe it didn't set the set signal to the controllers. Pretty sure if your levelers can be extended then the park brake signal is good.
As for the awning, it might be a 120v unit and would require plugged in to shore power or genset or inverter power.

Maybe someone that has more knowledge of the Isata 3 will chime it.

Good luck

[kenandterry]

Originally Posted by KRedburn

Are you on shore power or generator?
If neither then you should have the engine running to move the slide so that the batteries are not "punished" to bad.
Normally you have to have the engine off the set the levelers but then you should have the engine running or plugged into power or generator to move the slide.
You may want to cycle the park brake again. Maybe it didn't set the set signal to the controllers. Pretty sure if your levelers can be extended then the park brake signal is good.
As for the awning, it might be a 120v unit and would require plugged in to shore power or genset or inverter power.

Maybe someone that has more knowledge of the Isata 3 will chime it.

Good luck

Isata 3 units are no where near the size and complexity of your rig.
Awnings are 12 volt powered.

[bclemens]

Originally Posted by tonyp

I can control the In-N-Out Motors by bypassing the slide button. I believe it must have something to do with the parking brake because both the awning and the slide out will not work. I have spent 3 months trying to get an answer. I am in Alaska where there are no techs as I live remotely. Any help would be appreciated.

The E-brake gets connected at the bottom of the E-brake lever. You might want to look there to see if the wire got pulled off.

Agree, it sounds like it is not seeing park brake and the emergency override (bypassing the slide button) would take that out of the equation.

[KRedburn]

Originally Posted by kenandterry

Isata 3 units are no where near the size and complexity of your rig.
Awnings are 12 volt powered.

That is true regarding the Force, DX3, and XL however I have done service work on Isata 3, 5, XL, and most all service work on my personnal DX3 in the past along with multiple 5th wheel units and TT's.

I can't remember all of the different configurations of hardware on every unit.

[tonyp]

It appears at the parking brake wires are all intact and working properly. This is going on the whole season that I cannot get a remedy for this. Any help would really be appreciated

[bclemens]

The BCC is what controls the lock out (at least on the slide out), that is the box in the step well on the left side. The wiring schematic is printed right on it (back side maybe).

I think that is where the park brake feed come into, you might want to trace the park feed. I have also seen critters chew through some wires. That gets a little tougher to track down.

[tonyp]

BCC? I looked at the schematic and dont see any indication of parking brake or BCC. Am I looking for a fuse? Wire? I have attached the image

We have not have any critter issues here in Alaska thankfully. That I have seen.



bclemens The BCC is what controls the lock out (at least on the slide out), that is the box in the step well on the left side. The wiring schematic is printed right on it (back side maybe).

I think that is where the park brake feed come into, you might want to trace the park feed. I have also seen critters chew through some wires. That gets a little tougher to track down.

[bclemens]

That whole thing is a "Battery Control Center" (BCC)

PS. If after you take the shot, you crop it a tiny bit, it will properly rotate the image when uploaded.

If you read the text, it says "Awning and slide-out Power are ignition locked".

So it is not E-brake locked, you need to have key in to operate awning and slide.

Then, if that does not do the trick, J12 (orange) is the ignition IN wire. I would check that you are getting a signal there.

[bclemens]

Here is a thread that discusses this and also how to change the relays from "ignition lock out" to "E-Brake Lock out"
https://www.forestriverforums.com/fo...-164541-2.html

[tonyp]

The orange wire J12 is getting 12.4 volts. What's next coach?

[bclemens]

Everything seems to be doing what it is supposed to be doing up to that point.

Are you the original owner? Did they ever work since you have owned it?

It may just be pure coincidence. The slide controller may just have gone out and the awning switch/motor as well. They could both be not working for unrelated reasons.

I know at one time...either the stabilizer switch or awning switch could stick...and keep sending power to the motor even when it was close and could take the motor out (or the switch)...its been a while.

The slide...if it is working in "manual mode", what happens when you try to set the slide stops? Are you getting a fault code?

[tonyp]

Yes I am the original owner. A little more history here. The batteries were fairly depleted at the end of the winter this year. They charged up pretty well. I replaced them last week just in case this was the problem. When I go to set the stops the problem is that it will go in or out for two seconds and then stop I have to press the in and out slide again and repeat this approximately 10 to 15 times to get it to fully extend or retract. I assume that this is due to whatever the problem is but maybe not. Either way when I go to set the in position it switches over to red and then I set the out position and get continuous flashing of both red and green showing that it was not set properly. So come to have it the step is now extended in the out position. I have checked the magnets on the screen door. It is possible it is related to this problem but it was working when the slide out and awning was not. It stays in the out position even when the engine is turned on. Just to be sure I checked the voltage at the circuit board pin and not the orange wire. I assumed that was correct because that's where I got the 12 volts from.

[bclemens]

sounds like the hull sensor on one or both motors are out. The fact that the step does not go in when the ignition is on...again, seems like something is going on with the ignition wire.

[tonyp]

Is there any other test I can do for the ignition wire other than J12? I did test that there is power going to the step. Could this possibly be three separate problems? Step motor? Slide? Awning? All after de-winterization with low battery? I have been trying to resolve this for four months without success. Any suggestions?

[bclemens]

Lack of use, yes, can cause issues. The brake on the slide motor could be seized a bit causing the motors to torque out. Step, if left out, could also be seized. Live anywhere near salt water?

[tonyp]

I do not live directly on the water. Several miles from it. I don't think that would be the issue. The motors could be a problem even though they are actually extending when I go into the override mode? What are my possible remedies for this?