Power Bimini fail

[OBrien673]

My power arm Bimini stopped lifting today, did not break the circuit and didn’t reset after power turn off . What I can hear is a slight buzzing in the switch when we try it but no motors actuating at all up or down. Seems like maybe a simple switch fail. But not sure. Boat is three years old. Never had an issue till today. Thoughts are appreciated. We are stuck in a 3/4 open position.

 

[Jack M]

Take it to your dealer . Thats covered under warranty

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

1. Warranty
2. See if this video helps you. I think it’s the same brand.

 

[CLDave]

The gears stripped out on my actuators a couple weeks ago - waiting on replacements from Bennington. My dealer has been slow as molasses, but it's the end of the season. They're easy to remove and swap - takes about 15 minutes to remove both.

Your description sounds like a wiring issue though - if you can't hear the motors running the actuators aren't getting power. You can also test by removing one (or both) and using a test light at the connector.

Good luck!

 

[jb_bluejacket]

1. Warranty
2. See if this video helps you. I think it’s the same brand.

I would love to see one of these displayed in the working position. Very interesting, was unaware they even had these!

 

[Vikingstaff]

The Bennington electric bimini is framed slightly differently than in the above video. Here’s what the Bennington one looks like.

Radar Position:


Stowed Down:


Deployed fully: (only 2 pictures I have of it deployed in 8 years of ownership. We don’t open it up very often, and apparently take pictures of it opened up even less).

 

[jb_bluejacket]

The Bennington electric bimini is framed slightly differently than in the above video. Here’s what the Bennington one looks like.

Radar Position:
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Stowed Down:
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Deployed fully: (only 2 pictures I have of it deployed in 8 years of ownership. We don’t open it up very often, and apparently take pictures of it opened up even less).
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