Malfunctioning Slideout questions

[MarkW]

Hi all,

We have a 2014 Precept 31 UL. Last Saturday while breaking down camp, our dinette slide failed to retract. After an hour or so, I was able to locate and release the motor brake and then push the slide back in. After returning home, I tried the slide and it worked just fine. So now I’m trying to figure out why it failed and have come up with a few questions that I hope someone on this forum can answer. The manufacture, Power Gear, talks about a motor controller, does anyone know where these are located? Also, is there a weight limit for sitting in the dinette? We were camping at Lake Mohave where the temperature was 100 + degrees, is there any type of thermal circuit breaker that could be involved?

Thanks,

Mark

[WinnieView]

Welcome to JOF, we are glad you joined us.

The motor controller boards are typically mounted to the underside of basement storage cabinets.
There is not a strict weight limit for the slideout but it should not have any excess weight present when extending or retracting.
There is no thermal overload but there is a current overload on the aforementioned controller board--if there is any binding including excess weight it could cause it to trip.

[MarkW]

Thanks 2008 Seneca,
I have removed the access panels in the basement storage. So far I have only found the motor and brake system. I'll keep looking.

Thanks again!

[JesseS]

I was looking for my motor controllers in case of need, and found them under the main bed in the covered electrical compartment, they are also Power Gear.

[Grumpy]

As JesseS said they are usually near other elec components.

[MarkW]

Thanks JesseS and Grumpy! That make sense locating them close to the circuit breakers. I've opened the slide several times since we've been home and it's worked every time. It's a mystery! On the positive side, I now know how to close it if needed.

Thanks for your response