Schwintek in wall motor testing

[Kenneth Neal]

I have a 2012 Daybreak 28PD with the Schwintek Inwall Slideout System. Yesterday I tried to open the slide and one of the motors quit dead after opening the slide about 3 inches. There is no sign of life. (The second motor seems to being working fine.) The controller is flashing an error code of eight red flashes to every one green flash. This error code is suppose to mean there is a short between the controller and motor. I called Lippert customer service. The rep said to check the continuity of the wiring harness and if that checks out OK then it's a faulty motor. All six wires in the harness passed my continuity test. I'm going to remove the motor. It's the high torque 500:1 model. My question is how do I accurately and reliably bench test this motor? I don't want to order a new one for $250 plus shipping unless I'm sure the motor is broken.

[EA37TS]

When my coach had a similar occurrence during our shakedown cruise we got the same error at the controller. Turned out the wire was loose at the motor end. Mobile tech plugged in the connector, charged me 90.00 (which Thor reimbursed) and noted a missing bulb seal which serves as a wire chase. Thor sent me the missing seal which I installed and I haven't had any problems since.

Check out page 9 and 10 of the document at this link.

https://issuu.com/rvdanat/docs/2012_...y_rvtech_color

[Kenneth Neal]

Dave,
Thanks for the great link. I contacted Lippert again and explained that the wire harness had full continuity so the motor must have failed. I told them that this was the third faulty motor in four years. Lippert agree to send me a new motor free of charge. Can't beat that. Thank you Lippert.