1994 Cari Lite Slide out stops after 6 inches
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JW of Opechee Shores
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Not sure about access on your fiver but you should be able to access the motor and check the wires. A bad ground will sometimes cause what you are talking about.
Gary RV_Wizard
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Just to be clear, you hit the button and it moves 6", then stops. Hit the button again and it moves 6 MORE inches, right? That is the motor sensing a too-high current draw and stopping (current limiting). That is nearly always caused by either an obstruction of the slide (too hard for the motor to move easily) or low battery voltage. You can have low voltage to the slide motor even if the battery itself is OK. A poor connection, power or ground, would cause that.
dhyravy
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This can also be caused by the Hall Effect sensor(s) on the motor(s) not communicating with the controller. These sensors tell the controller the slide location (whether in, out, or in between). Many controllers have a LED on them that will flash codes to indicate a problem. I have had this issue before and it turned out to be a broken wire at the motor on one side.
