Albourneboy replied on 22/07/2019 10:44
Posted on 22/07/2019 10:44
We've had one of these on our caravan for the last 3 years and on the whole, it's been pretty reliable but we have had one issue that pops up now and then and another that occurred yesterday that I'll come to later.
The first problem concerns the 125 amp in-line fuse. The dealer who fitted the mover installed the fuse in its holder on the wall inside the bed box nearest the battery box, which on our Series 3 Bailey Unicorn is below the caravan floor. Twice now this fuse has snapped - not blown, snapped! I think what happens is because the cable from the battery to the fuse is fixed to the caravan floor (and is also quite rigid) and the fuse holder is fixed to the bed box wall, the bed box moves relative to the floor when the caravan is in motion. This is putting a strain on the fuse which eventually snaps. This leads to an intermittent contact causing the mover to stop working at inconvenient moments. I contacted PowrWheel who sent out a new fuse which I fitted yesterday but I've also ordered 5 more from Amazon so when it breaks again, I can quickly replace it.
If anybody has experienced their mover suddenly stopping for no apparent reason, locate and check the in-line fuse as you may have the same problem. Pull the cables attached to the fuse while watching the mover's control box. If the green LED lights up/goes out while pulling one of the cables the fuse has almost certainly snapped.
The second issue occurred just yesterday after I had replaced the in-line fuse. I checked the mover out to make sure it was working. I engaged the rollers but discovered that the RH side did not move. I used the T-Bar to wind it in by 2 turns as per the fault diagnosis section of the manual but still it wouldn't engage. With both sides disengaged, I checked the rollers and they responded correctly to the inputs from the remote control so power was getting to the motor. I then engaged the RH side with the T-Bar to see what would happen when I used the remote to disengage the system and lo-and-behold, both sides disengaged. However, normally the motors wind all the way back, then after a short delay, they wind forward by a couple of turns but the RH side one didn't do this, only the LH side did. When I used the remote to re-engage the system, the RH side did not respond.
Has anybody else experienced this and if so, what was the problem? I have rang PowrWheel but had to leave a message and so far, no one has called back so I though I'd see if any Club members had any ideas as to what could be wrong.
Albourneboy
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