Air step mercury switches

[Leroy Eckert]

Don: I'll be at my coach this weekend. I have had a couple of gremlins in my
step but have not looked closely at the mercury switch set up. I'll do so this
weekend and let you know how mine works, and what the brackets look like.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville. FL



----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bradner
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air step mercury switches


I guess nobody has any thoughts on this one? Earl got back to me this morning
and said it wasn't a part he would have, but he would try to come up with
drawings. Didn't sound too hopeful.

On 3/29/2007 at 2:59 PM Don Bradner wrote:

>The light which indicates that my step is extended began staying on last
>week. A bit of investigation shows that the part which should contact the
>mercury switches has broken off. It is attached to the end of the air
>piston rod, and a small piece of it remains on the other side.
>
>I don't think it should be too hard to fabricate, but I don't know at all
>what it looked like - flat piece of metal, z-pattern, or whatever.
>
>After studying the air step wiring diagram until my eyes want to cross I
>think it looks like, with neither switch working, I may be having
>continous power to the step solenoid in both extended and retracted
>positions. Not a good thing.
>
>I put in a call to Earl, but didn't get a callback. Anybody have any idea
>what that part looks like?

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA





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