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Do you know if that is a lot less amps than a 2007 model. If memory serves, I believe my OEM units use 20 amps.

Do they also use fewer apps?

My Girard door awning stopped working months ago. I had tightened it up so that it closed flush. It worked after doing this for a short time, then stopped altogether. I can’t hear a motor running when I press the button to extend it. The button on the panel lights up when pressed. Fuses appear to be good. I’ve heard there is a concealed panel in the front cap overhead that contains fuses or relays, but my coach doesn’t have this. I tried loosening up the closing strength in the hopes that that might get it working, but that did nothing. Anybody have any suggestions? I hate to hire someone, but I’m at a lose. I’ve been told not many RV techs know how to repair Girard awnings. Any truth to that?

That first link might be the right board. Here is mine.

It is unfortunate that Monaco would put an unprotected electronic panel in the wet bay. Here are pics of the male/female connectors. Thanks. I may have to do that, since it appears KIB no longer makes this monitor board.

I want to replace this tank monitor panel in my wet bay, that has never worked. Does anyone know a source? I contacted Visone, but no luck. Attached Thumbnails

The poor reception could be the fault of the rubber antenna. I intend to replace it with a metal antenna, to see if that helps. They are relatively cheap. If that doesn’t help, I’ll replace the Magnadyne. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007HRVK94/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_6?smid=A35NDGS1SZBSYR&psc=1 Thanks. I’ll check that out. My coach is all steel framing. One would think if the antenna is attached to the framing, my whole coach becomes an antenna.

Off tropic, but has anyone had any luck improving the reception of the OEM Magnadyne radio? The reception is awful even in the city.

Lots of good points there. I’ve been debating whether to replace my 1.5 year old flooded Duracell batteries with lithium. We plan to boondock some next winter in the desert, but generally we don’t boondock much. So I hate to spend so much money, when flooded are so cheap relatively speaking and so reliable.

That’s on my to do list. Thanks.

Good points. Thanks Are you setting the Charge Rate at 80%? I had some battery acid on mine, but I suspect it was caused by my overfilling. Do you know where I can buy a battery slide tray for my aft compartment?

That is a very good idea. Where in the coach did you mount it and where did you find the electrical connectors to extend the wires?

I’ve seen the configuration in higher end Monacos where all eight House batteries are in the big battery compartment and the two chassis batteries in aft compartment. My plan is to switch house to lithium rather than add four more flooded batteries, but my flooded house batteries are only 1.5 years old.

Do you have a volt meter? I would use it to confirm you have power to the module and coming out of the module. Did you check your door connections. See my post above, as one of mine failed an caused the step to quit working. Spiced in new connector and step works. You might call Lippert and get advice on the new module you have. I found their customer service to be excellent. The tech was on the phone with me for half and hour. We went through everything.

Not my experience. I took my old motor to AutoZone, Murray’s, and Advanced Auto. None had it and it cost me a lot of time as the counter guys searched for it. I was in Pigeon Forge TN. So, maybe in a larger city they’d have it.

I’m surprised these nuts work. I found the auto parts stores were of no help. I ordered the motor from Amazon.

A quick an easy way to check if the motor is the problem or not, is apply external power to it. To do this get under the coach and find the 2-wire coming out of the motor to a connector, leading to the control module. Disconnect and apply 12 VDC to it. I merely used jumper cables with one end attached to my toad’s battery and inserted two wires into the connector and attached to the other end of the jumper cables. The motor if working properly, will cycle the steps in and out. Be careful to keep any part of your body away from the step and make sure you have proper jacks or whatever, in the event the coach lowers itself, if you have air leveling. You will see the control module mounted adjacent to the step. It is a black plastic box with lots of wires coming out of it. This module is sometimes the culprit as it is exposed to the elements. Release the two connectors and the ground wires removed and the 3-4 screws holding the module removed, and the module will be in your hand. Make sure the ground connection is clean. I could open mine up to see the circuit board. I found it slightly damaged. Checking continuity of the soldering lines on the board, I found 2-3 damaged. You could replace the board or try adding solder to repair, which I did successfully. There is also a fuse under the passenger armrest tied to the step switch. open up that compartment and put a small light in there Find the wires running from the back of the door switch to a black plastic inline fuse container open it up and pull out the fuse. I believe it is a 5 amp fuse. Another common problem are the door jam magnet circuitry. I found one of my electronical connectors on the coach jam was bad. The two on the door are just magnets. The two on the coach jam have current to them that completes the circuit when the door is closed. Using my volt meter I found one was bad. Replaced it and all worked well. Bought it on Amazon. by uxcell uxcell a14061100ux0028 3 Piece NO/NC Door Window Contact Magnetic Reed Switch Alarm Security, 0.91" Width, 13.39" Length

Hey Frank, do you think the bolt hole modification lead to the welds cracking?

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That’s the scary part. I spoke with a Sig owner at a park in Fort Myers in February. I think his was a 2005 model year. He said Roadmaster failed to proper bolt flange brackets to his rear H frame. He had complained about squirrelly handling after he bought it new, but it wasn’t until he found a good shop that the problem was found and corrected.

I have the ISL and will be checking those areas. Thanks.

I have a two year old Roadmaster Nighthawk on a 2013 CRV. I will be checking those bolts ASAP. Thanks for alerting us to this.