Re: 50 a electric cord
Reply #5 –
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Worth noting that the PDF isn't representative of ALL our cord reel systems. I thought that's what mine looked like, until I had the "won't reel out" SNAFU with just 10' of cable extended, so I had to dig into the guts. My system is much more complex - the cord first goes UP, then horizontal, then is shoved into a round tub that lays on its side (rather than going down into a vertical tub as in this graphic). Beats me how it can work, but it does - until it doesn't.
The advantage to mine is that you can get into the cord tub from the "bottom" end and by pushing & pulling on the loops, un-tangle the cable so it can be extended. Once I'd done that, I very carefully worked out the twists, pulling & twisting it starting at the Coach end and working to the plug end. Then I wiped it down with slide-out lube to clean and slightly lubricate it before retracting. That worked like a champ.
I'd suggest that you need to fully extend the thing a couple times a year and clean/lube it before retracting, to keep the system healthy.
Don Hutchins
'08 Allure 470, 40' tag, Cat C-9 w/ Cat tranny