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Originally Posted by doubravsky
Hello all,
I've got a four winds 31W with the big slide. It works fine in normal circumstances, for example when the campsite is relatively level to start with. But when there's enough of a grade to cause front or rear wheels to lift off the ground when leveling (not a lot but some), the jacks will extend until it's nearly level, and then make noise for a bit without the jacks moving, then a beep will sound, and the message "low voltage error" will come on the controller.
After turning off the leveler, I can reset the breaker under the rig near the house batteries, and it will work again.
Seems like the problem happens at the upper end of the jack's travel. I took it to local dealer and they were "unable to replicate" the problem. I think they didn't put it on enough of an angle. Hydraulic fluid is full.
Any suggestions or ideas?
thanks!
Dave
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Dave,
When you reset the breaker is it because the breaker had tripped or are you simply interrupting the power to the jacks and then resetting?
On my Challenger, sometimes when I am retracting the jacks at a campground or operating the jacks at home when I first hit the power button for the jacks I receive the low voltage error. Normally turning jack power off waiting about 30 seconds and then turning jack power on the problem disappears. To me it almost seems as though the starting of the rig has drained the battery power below the level required for the jacks. My solution has been to start the vehicle and let it run for a minute or two before turning on the jack power. I have received the error once when arriving at a campground but turning jack power off and then back on caused the error to go away.
Also, I carry leveling blocks for those situations that you describe where one side will almost raise the wheels off the ground. The leveling blocks reduce the travel required of the jack arms especially if you use blocks under the wheels and jack pads.
An additional note, I always level before extending the slide and retract the slide before raising the jacks. This way the coach is always level during slide operation.
Not sure this helps you however, it is what I have experienced.
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