How is Roller Tension Put into RV Awning Roller

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Was reading a thread about the manual to electric arms kit and they stated something about winding the awning 14 times and that seemed dangerous and this was Jamison cs reply When you install a Solera awning arm kit like the part # LC434724 that you referenced you need to wind the awning 14 times so that it has the correct amount of spring tension. All the videos I saw talked about removing the spring from the old manual system. How do do remove the springs and wind 14 times to build tension? I assumed you removed the springs and the new motor supplied any required tension.

asked by: Dan

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Winding the roller to get the proper spring tension comes down to installing everything on the roller and arm side except for attaching the fabric to the awning rail that holds it. This is where you wind the roller 14 times away from the RV body and then once you get to that point attach the fabric to the rail. The motor does not automatically put in the correct tension.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

There are two brackets - one for each of the arms - that come with the Solera 12V Electric RV Awning Conversion Kit - 69" Arms - White #LC434724.

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Answer 2

To get power to the controller of your Solera Smart Arm 12V Power RV Awning part #LC759404, you need to tap into an existing circuit, or run a power wire from the battery with an inline fuse holder, and a 15 amp fuse, like part #SWC9538, and part…

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The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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To convert your Dometic manual awning to a power unit, you can use the Solera 12V Conversion Kit in Black #LC434723 or White #LC434724 if you have a manual crank system. These Solera kits are compatible with Dometic (A&E) awnings like what…

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Answer 5

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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The Solera 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit #LC434724 that you referenced would work great as a replacement for the Carefree Fiesta manual arms you have now. This will make extending and retracting your awning much easier. I attached a review video…

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Good question, and the difference between the standard Solera 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit #LC434724 (White) or #LC434723 (Black) and the Solera Smart Arm 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit #LC759405 (White) or #LC759517 (Black) is the…

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Since you said you have the 58 inch arms that would indicate that you have the Lippert Edge awning which we have just the replacement arms for. For the idler arm you'd want the part #LC62ED and for the driver arm part #LC22ED.

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Answer 9

The Solera 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit part #LC434724 is what I recommend using to convert your manual Carefree awning to an electric 12V awning. It will replace the arms on both sides but you would then use your existing fabric and roller…

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The Solera 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit - Universal - 69" Arms - White Item #LC434724 can be installed by yourself and some friends/family to help with lifting and holding things in place. The instructions in the kit, that you can also…

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Answer 11

The Solera 12V Power RV Awning Conversion Kit #LC434723 that you referenced is compatible with your Dometic awning and will easily convert it to a power awning so that you don't have to struggle to deploy it. This will simply require changing the…

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