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| Author: | Mike [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | winch wiring |
what gauge/ amp rating wire should be used on the positive from the battery to the control box on a winch? cheers Mike |
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| Author: | royce [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
biggest you can fit through where it has to run!!!!!! I think 32mmsq might be the min? lot of winch trucks run 95mmsq, really is a case of bigger = better so you dont lose any voltage dont forget to make the earth off the motor and from solenoids to motor jsut as beefy |
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| Author: | Mike [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
what sort of amp rating should i be looking for? |
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| Author: | Gthubba [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
Go to BOC and buy welding wire, it's cheapish and will handle all you can throw at it |
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| Author: | royce [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
cable that size doesnt have amp ratings its all measured in square mm of conductor |
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| Author: | shep [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
is there any way of putting a fuse on the winch leads? |
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| Author: | grimreaper [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
shep wrote: is there any way of putting a fuse on the winch leads?
yer there is go down to autobarn or most car audo places and get an 0 gauge fuse block ( thay normally come with an 200amp fuse) and in while you are there you can get 0 gauge power and earth cable |
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| Author: | shep [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
lol except that the nearest autobarn is in Adelaide 2500km away and we have a HF and UHF shop but no stereo shop. 
my winch in the instructions, says that it draws a max of 430amp for my 6500 and my 2500 is 150amp. so wouldn't i need a fuse greater then 430amp? |
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| Author: | royce [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
I dont think you could get a fuse big enough to work with a winch, unless you had some kind of current sensor that flicked a contactor over a certain current if your worried about shorts just stick a decent battery kill switch as close to the earth terminal of the battery you winch off with some remote kill cables (bonnet release cables :wink) so you can shut power off quickly should it catch fire |
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| Author: | ball [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
shep wrote: lol except that the nearest autobarn is in Adelaide 2500km away
and we have a HF and UHF shop but no stereo shop. my winch in the instructions, says that it draws a max of 430amp for my 6500 and my 2500 is 150amp. so wouldn't i need a fuse greater then 430amp? There is one in Darwin 
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| Author: | shep [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
ball wrote: shep wrote: lol except that the nearest autobarn is in Adelaide 2500km away and we have a HF and UHF shop but no stereo shop. my winch in the instructions, says that it draws a max of 430amp for my 6500 and my 2500 is 150amp. so wouldn't i need a fuse greater then 430amp? There is one in Darwin well there ya go it is a 700k round trip to my nearest autobarn
i only know where the hospital and motor sports complex are. 
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
shep wrote: i only know where the hospital and motor sports complex are.
They're the only 2 places you need to know about Shep! 
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| Author: | shep [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
ScrawnC wrote: shep wrote: i only know where the hospital and motor sports complex are. They're the only 2 places you need to know about Shep! have we met
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| Author: | want33s [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
shep wrote: is there any way of putting a fuse on the winch leads?
I fitted a fuse to my winch, damn lucky I did as my motor shorted out and with a 1000cca battery I'm sure my car would have been toast. I got my fuse from a guy on Ebay... Derek Bester It's rated at 50/400.. 50A dead short or 400A load. http://stores.ebay.com.au/Derek-Bester- ... e-Engineer |
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| Author: | shep [ Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
thanks mate |
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| Author: | royce [ Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: winch wiring |
if the motor shorts you would just stop winching and the solenoids would cut the power |
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