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- CLOC-AdminFulltimer50 wrote:Mine used to take a dive too. Seems to have healed itself as of late. I have no clue what could have changed. No help I know. I do take my time before starting the auto level since the main tech at Big Foot suggested to give the senors time to settle.
OOPS. Spoke to soon. I did notice that the numbers of the off level were not correct even in Manual mode when compared to a level. To me the problem lies in the sensor. I wonder if heat has a bearing on the problem. Last night was the hottest evening this year for us now that we are in our winter home, Rockport,TX.
Posted: 1:35 PM – Sep 29, 2015Just spoke to Eric at Quadra. He told me they are fully aware of the issue and are working on a new sensor. I didn’t push him as to when it would be ready. In the meantime, he advised me to add the on/off switch that would cut the power to the sensor during travel. This would involve splicing into the red wire that come from the six pin wiring harness. I guess will try that simple $5 fix in the meantime while waiting for a new sensor from Quadra to correct the issue.Posted: 2:57 PM – Oct 02, 2015jdpm wrote:Just spoke to Eric at Quadra. He told me they are fully aware of the issue and are working on a new sensor. I didn’t push him as to when it would be ready. In the meantime, he advised me to add the on/off switch that would cut the power to the sensor during travel. This would involve splicing into the red wire that come from the six pin wiring harness. I guess will try that simple $5 fix in the meantime while waiting for a new sensor from Quadra to correct the issue.Is everyone convinced that the switch is a workaround for this? If so, I’ll be heading to Radio Shack this afternoon.
Posted: 6:26 PM – Oct 02, 2015It works very well for side to side leveling. I still have to raise the front a little and lower it when hooking up.Posted: 6:53 PM – Oct 02, 2015I did mention to the head tech at Quatra 1 Year ago about this problem. Dont expect much.Posted: 7:03 PM – Oct 02, 2015slallen wrote:It works very well for side to side leveling. I still have to raise the front a little and lower it when hooking up.Did the switch stop the “nose dive”?
Posted: 8:00 PM – Oct 02, 2015The front goes down first, then it levels side to side, and then the front raises on it’s own. I have two small levels in the compartment and it shows it’s pretty darn level on it’s own. I just raise the front hitch a little. Before we added the toggle switch, it was way off and it would give me error messages if I tried to level it manually.Posted: 9:50 PM – Oct 02, 2015slallen wrote:The front goes down first, then it levels side to side, and then the front raises on it’s own. I have two small levels in the compartment and it shows it’s pretty darn level on it’s own. I just raise the front hitch a little. Before we added the toggle switch, it was way off and it would give me error messages if I tried to level it manually.Thanks. That is the way mine would level prior to the nose dive. I got the switch and will get around to installing in the next week or so. I won’t be able to tell if it is going to do the trick until mid October on our trip to Ashville.
Posted: 12:33 PM – Oct 09, 2015I installed the secondary switch on the Big Foot panel today. I will find out if it works next week. In the meantime, I wanted to point out an observation I noticed while surfing around the web checking out the RVs. I have noticed that many newer rigs of other makes are using the same control panel that Big Foot is using AND with a secondary toggle switch.
I wonder if this is a common problem to other systems so the secondary switch was added? May having nothing to do with the situation that we are experiencing, however, just an observation.Posted: 6:57 AM – Oct 12, 2015Are you folks with the nose dive starting out from a decent nose high position? I ask because that is supposed to be your starting point. I don’t want to bring a jinx to me, but I do remember this happening to me and it was a shocker and could have been a mess if I hadn’t pulled my truck out of the way. But each time it was because I started in a pretty close to level nose position due to site or something I did before pushing auto level.Often if site is uneven left to right, or where my truck is versus the rest of the site, I lower one leg more prior to lifting off the truck. Once truck out of the way I sometimes do undo the left/right difference because the site was more level than the truck. I should, but often forget to do this by raising the lower leg, not lowering the taller leg.
Good luck to those with the problem.
Posted: 12:24 PM – Oct 12, 2015The nose dive happened to me last week which was my last trip this season. I also have the “C” front sensor by the way… Everything worked perfectly all season. Figures last trip!!!..Called Jim Armstrong and he walked me through the program again.. Unplugged the power for the week, plugged in the power to hitch up, unplugged for trip home, plugged power in again to unhitch at home and hit auto level …worked fine… I have to talk to Jim tomorrow to go through everything again which was prearranged ….Stay tuned!!…RichPosted: 1:36 PM – Oct 23, 2015Follow up….After speaking with Jim Armstrong it looks like the only fix to the front nose dive right now is to install a switch to kill the power to the whole unit. I installed a switch in the bigfoot control compartment. My coach is winterized so I won’t know how this works in the long run until next season…Just as a side note, the 12 volt disconnect switch had several strands from the wire broken where it was crimped for the attachment to the stud on the disconnect switch. I’m going to cut off the old crimp and install a new one…Might be worth a quick inspection……RichPosted: 8:41 PM – Oct 24, 2015I’ve just returned from my weeks trip up to Ashville, NC. I might add over some of the worst Interstate highways I’ve traveled in a while. Wow! SC has awful roads!!!
The addition of the switch did the trick on the stop-over on our way up, the arrival at our campground in Asheville, and arrival at the storage lot back home. It worked perfectly. The “new” switch is turned on and then the Bigfoot panel. Once finished, turn off the Bigfoot panel and then the new switch.
If this continues to be the fix for this annoying issue, then I’m thrilled.Posted: 12:41 PM – Jul 07, 2016jdpm wrote:I’ve just returned from my weeks trip up to Ashville, NC. I might add over some of the worst Interstate highways I’ve traveled in a while. Wow! SC has awful roads!!!
The addition of the switch did the trick on the stop-over on our way up, the arrival at our campground in Asheville, and arrival at the storage lot back home. It worked perfectly. The “new” switch is turned on and then the Bigfoot panel. Once finished, turn off the Bigfoot panel and then the new switch.
If this continues to be the fix for this annoying issue, then I’m thrilled.Finally realized I need to do this, as I really thought Quadra would have a better solution by now, but no. Can you tell me on which wire to install the switch? I’m thinking it isn’t the wires going to the control panel, but rather one of the wires coming off the brain box in the front compartment.
Posted: 3:06 PM – Jul 07, 2016I will be happy to help but give me a day or two. I have been out of town, just returned and will not be back at the RV (in storage lot) until tomorrow or Saturday. I want to be sure I tell you correctly.
I will again tell you that this cheap little switch has been the ticket! Since I installed it, the Big Foot works flawlessly every time regardless of how long a trip, how bumpy a road, etc. I’m so happy because prior to the switch the system was by no means automatic.Posted: 6:30 PM – Jul 07, 2016Fyi late model Lifestyle’s have this switch built in.Posted: 1:09 PM – Jul 10, 2016FaithBowls….Where did they install that switch? I also did the switch trick….I installed the new switch right in the BigFoot control compartment …..Works like a champ!!!…..RichPosted: 9:36 PM – Jul 12, 2016It’s right in the Bigfoot control box.Posted: 10:33 PM – Jul 12, 2016How does the kill switch help with your leveling problem? You mean killing power to the system while traveling avoids the fault? I never kill power while traveling – should I? I usually use manual mode, but autolevel seems to work fine… except it sometimes lifts the trailer off its wheels, so I just lower it down again.Posted: 10:52 AM – Aug 05, 2016I’m sorry it has taken so long to post pix of the kill switch I installed and the proper wire to cut and splice the switch into. I’m finally remembering to do so and hope I am posting the pix correctly.
This switch as been a cure to the frustration with the Big Foot auto level. It continues to perform flawlessly every time now since the switch was installed. There is only one wire to cut to splice the switch to. Simply cut the RED wire that comes from the SMALLER bundle of wire connections that go into the leveling sensor. The leveling sensor is mounted on a small bracket in the upper left corner of the forward basement/genset compartment area. Mount your switch in the control panel area and connect the wires to the RED wire that you cut. Fast, easy and simple and a FIX!!!
Always turn on the kill switch power first. You will see the Big Foot panel lights come on momentarily and go off. Once they go off, then turn on the panel with the Big Foot power switch. Operate jacks. Once leveled do the reverse. Turn off the power at the Big Foot panel and then the kill switch. I have done this every time and it works perfectly every time. Phillip
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