50A Glendenning power cord reel Failed again

[Buly]

TJ,
Now you are telling me? Too late ??

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

TJ,
Now you are telling me? Too late ??

Yeah, @Buly; that's me...a day late and a dollar short! Good luck getting your power cable setup sorted out.

TJ

 

[RKins]

I am not sure that the coiler actually turns the cable to coil it. I think it is the bucket that coils the cord and the mechanism just pumps it in til you tell it to stop. When we bought our rig I said let's go for a drive and I saw the seller gather up the power cord and stuff it in the power bay. Hmm. I had seen the tub and coiler in there. It ended up being a popped CB on the wall behind the tub - love those easy fixes.

 

[Just George]

Well regarding the "coiling "function here is my experience. I bought the same power unit that @Bully has purchased. I mounted the unit on a bracket about 9" from the side wall and as high in the electric bay as I could put it. I also used the power cable that was in the reel. I built a box that is about 15" square using the bay side wall and back wall for two of the sides. When the cord is run in with the RLC "coiler" it naturally coils up under the unit. I agree with @RKins the power unit is not doing anything other than "pumping" the cord in, i.e. it does not have any "spin" or "coiling" action in the mechanism. The "box" I built does not appear to be doing anything to contain or force the cord to coil up. It does keep me from putting any other items in the area where the cord will be coiled. I have a pretty big electric bay in my 2015 Ventana but it appears to me the coiler should work just fine in a smaller bay. You might want to give it a try without any bucket or box below to see how the cord behaves.

 

[Buly]

SC,
Thank you for your post. It makes me feel better. I will try a 16-17 inch shallow plastic pail to collect the cable to keep any garbage contained? Will let everyone know how it goes.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

S

SC,
Thank you for your post. It makes me feel better. I will try a 16-17 inch shallow plastic pail to collect the cable to keep any garbage contained? Will let everyone know how it goes.

Something like this, perhaps?

Fortex 17-1/2 in. W. Round Feeder, 6.5 gal. Capacity, Black at Tractor Supply Co.

Find Fortex 17-1/2 in. W. Round Feeder, 6.5 gal. Capacity, Black in the Grain Feeders category at Tractor Supply Co.The Fortex 17-1/2 in. W. Rou

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TJ

 

[Buly]

That’s a good candidate. I was thinking something with more vertical wall, but if is not available, this one will do.
Thanks TJ

 

[Just George]

The Fortex bucket looks plenty big enough to me if the 17 1/2" dia. works in the bay.

 

[Buly]

I will consider it. First I have to figure out and make a mount for the hardware.

 

[Buly]

Boys and Girls,
Today it was cooler, so I decided to remove the reel and cord for an autopsy. It took me an hour. Below is what I found. The bad parts you see are connected to the black wire.
How did I get ANY power on this leg, is beyond me. I just don't like the design at all. I may be wrong?
Tomorrow the new winder power head is arriving, and I will deal with it.

 

[Golfer Guy]

What a great photo to show how this thing is built. Can't say I am a fan of this cord real either. Would rather have a bucket with no moving parts. Wonder how long it will take to get mine real back from Glenndinning. They should have recieved it yesterday.

Thanks for the picture.

 

[redbaron]

Mine looked similar. The reason given is that it wore the material down from side to side movement and then created air gap allowing sparking and further detoriation. IMHO, this was/is a huge safety hazard

2019 DSDP 4369 * Active Air * NHSO

 

[Buly]

The bad part is that you can not check on it, and there is no maintenance you can perform. There is no easy way to get to it and there are no replaceable parts to buy if you get to the problem. I'm fortunate it happened at home, where I have the tools etc. and I'm not living aboard.

 

[Neal]

Why is this even needed. Can't the cord reel be hard wired to the cord and then a connection from the reel to the ATS? Imagine 4 lugs hanging off the back of the cord reel assembly and that's where another 50A wire goes between the reel and the ATS.

 

[Buly]

Why is this even needed. Can't the cord reel be hard wired to the cord and then a connection from the reel to the ATS? Imagine 4 lugs hanging off the back of the cord reel assembly and that's where another 50A wire goes between the reel and the ATS.

Neal, I don’t think so? But feel free to try. I can provide you with the reel?