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01-27-2021, 08:29 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Franklin
Posts: 24
M.O.C. #27981
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50 Amp RV Power Cord Reel Not Working
My 50amp power cord reel came with the trailer and, from day one, did not seem to be up to the task of drawing in the power cord. Seems like a solution in search of a problem. I suppose it became tired of my cursing it and decided to quit altogether. Push the rocker switch and all it does is buzz. My preference would be to remove the reel and motor and use the cabinet to coil the cable in manually. Seems simple but my experience is that “simple” and RVs don’t naturally go together. I’m not sure it can be fixed and new units are expensive and, I would think, just setting me up to repeat this experience later. So, does anyone know how to remove the reel and not have to re-wrire the shore power interface?
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01-27-2021, 08:42 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Caledonia
Posts: 347
M.O.C. #17151
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You don't indicate what year or model your Montana is. I have a power cord reel and the only time it failed was due to low battery voltage. If you have a volt meter, put it on the battery terminals and have someone press the power cord reel switch and see what it does. Another way to check, if you have a level up system is to look at that voltage and see what happens to the battery voltage level when the switch is pressed. Best of Luck.
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01-27-2021, 09:45 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Franklin
Posts: 24
M.O.C. #27981
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Former StClairSailor
You don't indicate what year or model your Montana is. I have a power cord reel and the only time it failed was due to low battery voltage. If you have a volt meter, put it on the battery terminals and have someone press the power cord reel switch and see what it does. Another way to check, if you have a level up system is to look at that voltage and see what happens to the battery voltage level when the switch is pressed. Best of Luck.
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I have a 2018 Montana 3791. Best I can tell I don’t seem to have any issues with batteries. That said, all my electrical dear is back home so nothing to test with. The reel is a “Shoreline” product (so says the label).
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01-27-2021, 11:38 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
Posts: 7,695
M.O.C. #4831
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There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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01-30-2021, 12:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: home base IL, OTR anywhere
Posts: 542
M.O.C. #19382
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My issue with the cord reel is the cheap plastic door they put on it... ours was cracked at the hinge and we lost it on our first trip. 68 bucks for piece of plastic... ouch.
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09-01-2021, 06:36 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: Basehor
Posts: 17
M.O.C. #29249
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I keep breaking the pin that holds the door on. So I cut a Number 16 nail and rounded the end and haven't broken any sence.
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09-02-2021, 12:00 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Franklin
Posts: 24
M.O.C. #27981
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Safa’s End
Removed the power winch. The bay from which it was extracted is plenty large enough to easily — and quickly — stow the cord manually. A better winch would have worked as well only I could not find one that was priced commensurate with the (low) value of the convenience of automating this task. Thanks to everyone who responded.
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