was motor for jacks now Solenoid and Wire

[Jay Darst]

The 80amp continous duty solenoid is Borg Warner Part# S55.

I keep one of these in my parts spares on the Bird. There are about 15
solenoids with at least a similiar configuation to the S55. The Borg
Warner part# S55 can be used as a replacement for any of the
solenoids. In some cases, its overkill to use a solenoid that is built
for continous duty when the application calls for momentary duty.
Having 1 spare that will replace any of them is comforting.

I pay about $28 for these at O'Reilly Auto Parts. Napa gets more like
$40 for them. I would not buy the generic/cheap $15 version of this
part, don't want to address the problem again for another 20 years :~}

The switch that moves the gen slide in and out has a tendacy to want
to stick in the "in" or the "out" position. That situation may have
over heated the 4 or 6 gage(don't remeber) wire.

I like to use Ancor Marine grade wire, it is very corrosion
resistantas each strand is tinned, is very finely stranded, flexible,
and is of the high quality. I buy Ancor wire from
http://www.shipstore.com/
OR
http://www.westmarine.com


Jay Darst
85PT40
Springfield,IL


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mjzakowski" <mjzakowski@...>
wrote:
>
> When we got to our destination our jacks and gen tray would not
open.
> I believe that it is all one motor. So I disconnect the motor and
took
> it out. On inspection I found that the cable from the relay to the
> motor had burned the insulation off. What could have cause this?? I
> need to check the relay and would appreciate some information on
what
> to do. If I need a new relay where do I purchase one? and would
that
> take carry of my problem? Thanks
>
> Joe 1984 1/2 PT 40
>