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Rick James Bish

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  1. I replaced the fabric on my awning and was attempting to slowly unwind the tension spring and it got away from me. Ate my hand up pretty bad. So needless to say I do not know how many times it was wound. The 9100 has one tension spring on the left end (looking at camper) and motor on the right. I have read several posts and get conflicting information. 1. Says with the roller in place, extended out about 1 to 2 feet from the camper, detach the spring end and wind 13 turns, pin it so it does not release, reattach to arm, remove pin. 2. Say 13 turns but sound like they are starting at the fully extended position, rather than 1 to 2 feet out from camper. If I did the math right, or close, if you go by the first method, the spring is going to wind tighter another 6 turns or so when you extend the awning out fully. The second way its jsut a max of 13 turns fully extended. So do I go by the first or second method.
  2. 13 turns when it is just two feet out from the coach wall? That seems like a lot. Extending would wind it tighter. My math is not that great but based off the distance out (minus the 2 feet you mentioned) and the diameter of the tube, that would be another 6 turns tighter to extend fully. I am not saying you are wrong but I am in the process of replacing mine and have to start from scratch with the spring tension. To test this with no awning attached and zero roller tension. We pressed the extend button and I counted turns. We got to 7 revolutions and it sounded like the motor probably could not go any further. It seems to me that starting at a tension of 13 turns with the awning only extended two feet would make it impossible for it to extend based off the 7 turns I got in the testing. And yes that do bite hard. My wrench slipped off and my hand caught most of the damage. My shirt probably saved me a little as it wound around the end of the mechanism and stopped the rotation early. So I just want to be completely clear before I go winding this up. I have a Dometic 9100, which from what i can tell has one spring oposite the motor end. It is 20 feet wide. With the awning installed and extended just two feet, the spring should already be a tension of 13 turns ?
  3. Thanks. I just know how frustrated I got trying get this all lined out and figured a diagram and video would speed things up for the next person. I think this same setup would work with any smart thermostat that is 24vac.
  4. I did a video today of the install. I had hoped to go over the settings for configuring after the install but the display was blown out. I will record that part again and update the video. I have one installed up front and one in the bedroom.
  5. Old topic I know but here is a diagram I made for using the Nest Learning Thermostat in a 12vdc source RV. Requires a 24vac transformer here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C3J6PQX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share and relay board here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DYLKH74?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share . The cost of the transformer and relay board together is less than $40 and this setup controls AC with two fan speeds and heat.
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