[encantotom]

its like everything else newell. there are so many different hwh slide controllers and setups on the newells that operate differently.

some engage the locking pins when the slide is extended and when it is retracted. mine only is supposed to engage the pins when retracted.

so use limit switches to determine when the slide pins should engage and mine uses round disc magnets that are glued on top of the slide next to the slide pin hole. then there is a sensor on the slide pin unit that detects the magnet and puts the pins down.

you have to be careful playing with all of this or you can punch holes in the top of your slide. the hydraulic pins go through the top like it is paper. dont ask me how i know.

i am having troubles getting my bedroom slide pins to engage. i will start working on it in the next week or so inside when i get the coach back in the shop.

btw, both hwh and newell say the slide pins are not necessary. that the hydraulic ram holds the slide in just fine. in fact, many hwh slide rooms in other brands do NOT have slide pins to lock them in.

what i notice is that slide pulls in a little farther from the outside of the coach and the slide pins when they engage push the top of the slide out flush with the coach side walls on the outside.

i drove all the way back from alabama with no slide pins engaged on the bedroom slide with no issues.

tom