slide and jacks not working

[exmark]

long time reader not much talking i have a problem pulled into slidell la and got parked spent the night and got ready to leave and the jacks and slide will not do anything. found one battery dead and replaced it still no luck have georgetown 325se have not had any problems in the last 5 weeks traveling the usa. no repairmen working today and i dont blame them. any ideas greatly appreciated thanks

[Clifftall]

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Originally Posted by exmark long time reader not much talking i have a problem pulled into slidell la and got parked spent the night and got ready to leave and the jacks and slide will not do anything. found one battery dead and replaced it still no luck have georgetown 325se have not had any problems in the last 5 weeks traveling the usa. no repairmen working today and i dont blame them. any ideas greatly appreciated thanks

What system do you have. Hwh hydraulic? Power gear elec or hydraulic? Attwood etc. ??

[PAS]

Suggest the following: 1) check slide/jack manufacture's website for suggestons, 2) if hydraulic and run off of same system, suggest checking fluid level in resevoir. Lippert told me that any ATF fluid will do. Remember that when jacks and rooms are down and out that resevoir fluid level will be way down so be cautious when filling. 3) run generator or keep plugged in to keep electric level at full force while retracting rooms and jacks. Hope this helps.

[exmark]

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Originally Posted by clifftall What system do you have. Hwh hydraulic? Power gear elec or hydraulic? Attwood etc. ??

i believe it is power gear hydralic

[exmark]

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Originally Posted by exmark i believe it is power gear hydralic

the coach is plugged in and looking at all the hoses and jacks i do not see any fluid leaks

[Clifftall]

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Originally Posted by exmark i believe it is power gear hydralic

My pg elec jacks will not operate without engine running. Have you tried with engine running. Also if one battery had to be replaced, the other might not be up to par.

[exmark]

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Originally Posted by clifftall My pg elec jacks will not operate without engine running. Have you tried with engine running. Also if one battery had to be replaced, the other might not be up to par.

both batteries are new and the unit is hydraulic thanks

[Clifftall]

Is your parking brake on and engine running and trans in park?

[exmark]

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Originally Posted by clifftall Is your parking brake on and engine running and trans in park?

tried it with engine running and with engine not running. it has always worked with trans in park,brake on and engine not running but now the lights come on and the unit still does not function. i have checked all fuses and breakers in the coach and underneath but have not found any bad ones

[RinkersRanch]

One common factor, for both of these systems, is the parking brake switch. Make sure the wire is connected to the switch and the switch is connecting to ground. Remove the wire from the switch and connect it to a good ground, try your slides to see if the interlock circuit is seeing the ground.

[Clifftall]

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Originally Posted by exmark tried it with engine running and with engine not running. it has always worked with trans in park,brake on and engine not running but now the lights come on and the unit still does not function. i have checked all fuses and breakers in the coach and underneath but have not found any bad ones

Two last things. First, I have heard that if you un-plug the control panel for a few minutes and then re-plug, it might reset the control board. and if it still doesn't work , email power gear info@powergearus.com. They are very responsive and will walk you through a solution. I would send it now with all the details about your coach and the system that you have and you will get a response when they get in tomorrow morning.

Good luck and please update us.

[Clifftall]

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Originally Posted by exmark tried it with engine running and with engine not running. it has always worked with trans in park,brake on and engine not running but now the lights come on and the unit still does not function. i have checked all fuses and breakers in the coach and underneath but have not found any bad ones

You say the lights came on. These new batteries have to be almost 13 volts to operate the system. Maybe they need a little more time charging with the engine on or maybe your alternator/converter is not charging them.

[exmark]

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Originally Posted by clifftall You say the lights came on. These new batteries have to be almost 13 volts to operate the system. Maybe they need a little more time charging with the engine on or maybe your alternator/converter is not charging them.

unplugged the board again and this time it worked thanks for all those who helped maybe in the future i can assist someone else thanks again

[Fencebuster]

I just want to say you guys are awesome!

We've never had this problem but you have just demonstrated (again) why it is that I cruise this forum at least twice a day.

Thank you!