Latching Relay Working Intermittently

[steve2777]

I have a 2018 Siesta 24ST, and am just getting ready to leave the storage lot (Cincinnati) and head to 3 months in Florida. Went to turn on the 12v power connect/disconnect switch, and could hear the latching relay behind the control center "click", but power did not go on. Made several attempts: finally it did work. Then when I turned the power off, heard the click again, but the power did not go off. Finally went off. Several more attempts in each direction boiled down to "sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't." I'm guessing the latching relay is going bad, but I don't have time to get a replacement before we have to leave. We'll be on the road several days, and need power. Once we leave, I won't need to turn the power off at all, so I would have time in Florida to get a new relay.

What about my bridging the two relay terminals so the power stays on? It's a Durakool DG31H-3011-35-1012.

[16ACE27]

Originally Posted by steve2777

What about my bridging the two relay terminals so the power stays on? It's a Durakool DG31H-3011-35-1012.

That's not a latching relay: it's a 10 amp PCB mounted relay:



A latching relay looks like:



or, like:



When you find it you can jumper the two main contacts for the short term.

[steve2777]

Ace, Thanks !