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winch isolator correct way to wire.
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<blockquote data-quote="mudgee hunter" data-source="post: 398703" data-attributes="member: 9124"><p>It would be like an angry brown bear climbing up a tree. Ha. Good point! </p><p>And yes it's been that long since I've seen the beach, I forgotten about salt water! Maybe best just for bush 4x4's. </p><p>One thing I forgot to mention is after a decent long work out with your winch, dont turn your vehicle of for a while, as these things suck some serious juice out of your battery. Let it idol for a bit before you have your celebrational beer after getting out of that ditch.</p><p></p><p>ok, with the winch starting by itself. The contact poles/terminals on the solenoid are the issue here. Where the signal wire power comes into place. That is the trigger to move the winch.</p><p>Getting this part totally wet is amost identical to hot wiring a starter motor. </p><p>if you had the isolator on the negative feed. Submersed the negative can be bypassed up through the bar and chassis. As you will also have a negative feed from your battery to the engine and chassis. </p><p>But with the positive isolated, there is no positive ( power) down there to complete the circut. Just a negative (earth).</p><p>I can be a shocker at explaining things sometimes, so if there is any confusion still. Post saying such. And I am welcome for others to fill in the gaps. </p><p>Hope it helps but.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mudgee hunter, post: 398703, member: 9124"] It would be like an angry brown bear climbing up a tree. Ha. Good point! And yes it's been that long since I've seen the beach, I forgotten about salt water! Maybe best just for bush 4x4's. One thing I forgot to mention is after a decent long work out with your winch, dont turn your vehicle of for a while, as these things suck some serious juice out of your battery. Let it idol for a bit before you have your celebrational beer after getting out of that ditch. ok, with the winch starting by itself. The contact poles/terminals on the solenoid are the issue here. Where the signal wire power comes into place. That is the trigger to move the winch. Getting this part totally wet is amost identical to hot wiring a starter motor. if you had the isolator on the negative feed. Submersed the negative can be bypassed up through the bar and chassis. As you will also have a negative feed from your battery to the engine and chassis. But with the positive isolated, there is no positive ( power) down there to complete the circut. Just a negative (earth). I can be a shocker at explaining things sometimes, so if there is any confusion still. Post saying such. And I am welcome for others to fill in the gaps. Hope it helps but. [/QUOTE]
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