Thanks Ray! I cleaned the posts and used dielectric grease on the switch with no result. I was about to buy a new switch when I watched this video. I clipped off the cheap OEM crimp nuts, soldered and shrink-wrapped the wires back together and sure enough, my awning now works! You saved me!!!
@LoveYourRV3 ай бұрын
Glad I could help
@tomrodgers15785 жыл бұрын
My RV has a manual awning so as long as I don't short out, I'll never have your problem. Something to be said for "keeping it simple stupid!" Thanks for you video. I like watching your methodical troubleshoot technique.
@americanrvtraveler24465 жыл бұрын
The electrical multi meter has been a good accessory of mine . All handyman RVers should buy one, if they do not have one, and learn how to use. Excellent video Ray.
@Badgeweefixstuff5 жыл бұрын
Good call get rid of the barrel connections awesome video Ray 🇨🇦🛠🇨🇦🛠
@jon.landry475 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I wouldn’t have figured that out in a million years.
@herb78775 жыл бұрын
Proving again that sometimes it's just the simplest things that can cause the most aggravation. I had an issue trying to track down a very small short in the 12V electrical system. Not a very big one but enough to use up some battery power & just plain bugged me. It was like finding a needle in a haystack but got lucky one trip when my wife noticed a very dim amber colored glow in a light on the landing gear. It would only occur a couple of times and never when I looked. One day I popped out the switch & disconnected it. The slight short was gone. Replaced the switch and all was good.
@williamstevens48245 жыл бұрын
Great Video Ray. Glad you had it figured out. Good info for all of us. Bill
@tomnorman4575 жыл бұрын
Gotta love loose connections; the cause of so many problems. The other being bad grounds. Anyway, I’ve had good luck using the Wago lever-nuts you showed in the video. In fact I used one yesterday to repair our Generac GP3300 portable generator.
@thetraveltrailerguy5 жыл бұрын
Great find on finding the problem. You got to love how the builders of the RV cut out the opening for control panel, its like they didn't care.
@PentaxLife5 жыл бұрын
Good fix
@timf69165 жыл бұрын
Good information
@DavidSmith-vo3nd5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ray!!
@nancyf525 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's just the simple things and in this case, I'm sure you're glad it was.
@avelezusmc79295 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video
@richbrannon55625 жыл бұрын
Have you ever used the pre-soldered butt connectors? And if so what do you think of them.
@LoveYourRV5 жыл бұрын
No, they a pretty cool but I usually solder wires myself instead, but on higher amperage wires I like to use crimp connectors versus solder.
@im2crafty5 жыл бұрын
Get a label maker- it would be easier for Anne
@MMCUSN5 жыл бұрын
And a perfect example of the quality of RV construction. Guess you have to pay extra for straight cuts? Good enough I suppose.
@RVHelper2 жыл бұрын
What is the wires coming out of the wall?
@LoveYourRV2 жыл бұрын
The power wire for the fan and cell booster antenna wire
@tomorrowsjourneyrv5 жыл бұрын
In my experience, many of those kinds of crimps are crimped with regular pliers. They just crush the crimp which does not do a good job of holding the wires together. A proper crimp tool does a much better job of forcing the crimp and wire to bond. You can tell by looking at the crimp, whether a proper tool was used. I've also found crimps where when twisting wires together, one wrapped around the insulation of the others and thus wasn't actually crimped in place. Anytime I see crimps, I give them all the "pull test".
@morganrussman5 жыл бұрын
I'm with ya on replacing the connectors ray, I myself don't really like the connectors that the factory workers used, the butt connectors you put in look more clean, more straight. I'm not hating on the factory workers for using the connectors they did, I just don't really think the butts the factory used really doesn't looks all that clean.
@Rphasmid5 жыл бұрын
When you hear hoofbeats think crimp connectors, not zebras.
@MichaelFrimlPhotography5 жыл бұрын
I am experiencing this now on 2016 trailer. I get 13V on red / white leads to the switch but will not turn on the awning either direction. The ground is ok. Interesting enough is the fact when I plug in to the switch my 18V battery and the awning works perfectly fine. I now know the awning motor is OK.... all the wires to the awning as well. I am getting 13 V to the switch but it will not turn the motor. I even have ordered new exactly same switch but nothing got solved. I spent already several hrs tracking this...had a mobile RV guy come out and it is still not working. I hear you are saying you had to clean the switch before...but how come that the 18V battery moves the motor but 13V trailer battery will not? It is the biggest Voltage mystery I had in my life...;o) thanks to anyone who has any suggestion for me. michael
@LoveYourRV5 жыл бұрын
Maybe the motor has a bad spot on it and 18V is enough to overcome it but the 13V isn't. If 13V applied to the motor leads at the end of the awning and doesn't turn the motor I would suspect the motor is bad. Try the aux power method - liferebooted.net/life-rebooted-rv-files/owners-manuals/Dometic%209100%20Power%20Awning%20Manual.pdf
@markclark7875 жыл бұрын
It would make more sense to have the battery on the red and black then the motor on the yellow and green.
@LoveYourRV5 жыл бұрын
Ya never know with RV wiring, mostly its a crap shoot, I always check. The actually battery wiring on my rig was Black=Positive and White=Negative. Sometimes I see that in the rigs wiring, other times its black and red and other times is white with a color stripe and solid white and then in this case green and yellow.
@garthhart66425 жыл бұрын
I have a Nash by Northwood & I've noticed that they & some of the better manufacturers use residential wiring scheme. White is negative/neutral & black is positive/hot. Northwood goes a step further & uses a different coloured wire for each DC circuit. Makes it easy to trace & track wires back to the fuse box. Sometimes it can be confusing because most assessory manufactures use red/black following the automotive DC colour convention. Many don't realize there in fact is a colour standard with White as ground & black (coloured) as positive. Of course there are the manufacturers who don't follow any colour convention.
@GenialHarryGrout5 жыл бұрын
Isn't the RV industry great in that it standardizes color coding of electrical systems by each manufacturer doing their own thing. It would be far too difficult for all the different manufacturers to get together and agree a standard for various systems on RV's, probably far easier for South & North Korea to agree to an open border.
@chadsteele15 жыл бұрын
One more reason I think the rv industry needs govt intervention.
@1man1woman655 жыл бұрын
@@chadsteele1 The RV industry really puts out a lot of junk but you're 100% correct C Steele