Friday 26 January 2007

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Awake: 5:46am Temp 49 sleep 5+34 overcast overnight @ Falcon, Texas.


1st thing this morning, I crawl into the rear Joey bed area of our basement storage & thoroughly check (4) more Modules; making notes just in case Joe asks & needs to know about those units also. Then call Joe; he listens to my report of yesterday’s check, which by the way, entailed no blown fuses, loose wires or anything suspicious. Joe takes that all in & then voices my next duty; he wants me to concentrate on the triple stack Module where the Mother board is located. His request this time is to take the triple Module all apart; all (3) sections & make a continuity check on each & every fuse in those sections….then do the same for the double Module. Wow! This is going to take some time. I have no experience taking those boxes apart.

Back to our motorhome, I get our computer desk chair & use it to be somewhat comfortable while taking those Modules apart & measuring each & every fuse inside; plus there were plenty more fuses behind another computer board in the Module that I couldn’t get to without taking the boxes all apart. With a check of all fuses in the double Module, I am finished with that job. Still, I find all fuses to be fine with no unusual marks or indications of electrical trouble. Difficult to tell though, looking @ a computer board.

Joe also wanted another voltage reading of the power plugs that power the Mother board Module (the triple stack) when the ignition switch is on. Carefully, each wire for (3) plugs is measured & recorded. Loaded with this new information (only the voltage readings & color coding of the wiring) I drive the ¾ mile & call for Joe. “He’s busy with another call & soon will be breaking for lunch” the receptionist tells me.

Back to our motorhome, I decide to be like Joe & check each & every fuse station that I checked before…..that was posted in my Newell manuals; it took about an hr. Then I check & double check all the hidden areas & corners that contain a network of fuses relating to other electrical systems on the coach, not to the leveling system or slide out controls.

In the hydraulic cabinet area where the Mother board is located & where I have been spending a great deal of time, there is a small fuse cover containing 4 fuses. (3) of those fuses are protecting the braking system…..on the 4th fuse, the label was partially hidden &, at first, I assumed that it too, was part of the braking system. When I moved the wires leading to that fuse, the label was named: SLIDEOUT! Gosh, my manual doesn’t even mention this fuse. OK, I pull the 7.5 amp fuse from its socket; it looks decent enough. Then I check the continuity of this almost hidden fuse: IT FAILS THE TEST! Well, now we’re getting somewhere.

In my parts supply, I have several 7.5 fuses; I plug in the new fuse, go inside the motorhome & voila …..we have power to the slideouts again. Ok, that glitch has been repaired, alleluia; now to call Joe again & give him my updated report.

Joe liked the voltage reading I reported to him. He surmises that the Newell techs did their own wiring to the triple Module & on the spot, told me what voltage was powering what function. For example: red was 12 volts for either the house batteries or engine batteries. Yellow was for the ignition; blue was for ground, etc. I took notes.

Joe also agrees that the Mother board & the triple Module is fine. He’s glad, that we have power to our slides so we can travel to another campground where we’ll hopefully have better cell signals and be able to talk without traveling ¾ of a mile. He also thinks he’s got the problem solved on our leveling system but to call him on Monday. I like Joe; he’s not only a good trouble shooter but also a very personable individual. Our move should also enable us to get our Suzuki’s radiator & tire repaired also.

Kathy kept busy today by house cleaning: mirrors, walls, carpeting, cabinets, etc.

For relaxing & enjoying the environment, we take a nature trail walk around some of the campground….looking for birds. For whatever reason, those birds have days of exhibiting themselves & days of hiding. Today again, they are hiding.

6:45pm dinner: Beef Stroganoff over whole wheat noodles, mixed salad & toast.

Evening rain moves in. No movie tonight but we do watch the O’Reiley Factor & “Resurrecting the B-25” on the History channel.

High temp=63 Lights out: 12:07am

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