Fault codes / Lippert slide / 5
Lippert slide code 5
What it means: Excessive motor current.
What to check
Look for binding, obstruction or rack debris on the side that stalls.
Tech detail
One side of the slide keeps stalling.
Learn the system
- How a slide room is built and carried
- Identify the slide system in a minute
- The in-wall controller: versions and fault codes
- Ball-screw actuator slides: clutch, stops, diagnosis
Practice it on a service call
Guided diagnosis
Other Lippert slide codes
- Lippert slide code 2 Battery drop out
- Lippert slide code 3 Low battery
- Lippert slide code 4 High battery
- Lippert slide code 6 Motor short circuit
- Lippert slide code 8 Hall signal not present
- Lippert slide code 9 Hall power short to ground
- Lippert slide: No move Room does not move when the switch is pressed
- Lippert slide: Runs no move Motor runs but room does not move
- Lippert slide: Slow Motor runs but room is slow
- Lippert slide: Stall Room stalls mid travel
Full field guide: Lippert In-Wall and through-frame slide controller
Codes come from the maker manuals and public service sheets. Your model's own chart always wins, and LP and 120 volt work belongs to a qualified technician.