Roger, did not think so. Can get power from cab and use winch switch to power this isolator and also the in cab winch switches for in and out. That work ?
Are you buying a shorter, pre-crimped cable to run from the battery to the solenoid or crimping your own?
Would it make sense to cut the existing winch power cable, adding connectors and inserting the solenoid?
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who actually tries to at least give a nod to the 450 amp max current draw.I made my own cables.
If they are long enough, that would make sense. However, I used 00AWG cable to make mine after consulting marine cabling charts for max current draw. Overkill, I know...
I'm glad I'm not the only one here who actually tries to at least give a nod to the 450 amp max current draw.
Yep - agreed. A burn down is unlikely with the usual 4 ga, or the 2 ga that I (partially) used, but heating the wire however little is just wasted energy that could have gone to the winch - even at lower current draw. The previous owner of my winch provided 4 ga. I used it for the return - PLUS - I grounded the winch to the frame, and upgraded the "master ground system" to 2 ga including a 2 ga jumper around one of the motor mounts. That gives me a super low return impedance, yet with the reliability of a direct connection as well - albiet at 4 ga. Then I ran a new 2 ga from the solenoid to the winch, and a short leftover piece of 4 ga from the battery to the solenoid. Not as good as 2, and certainly not as good as 00, but "good enough" and much better than running 4 the entire way.I know that drawing the full 450A is not very likely in "the real world", but, in the event that I ever do, I'd rather not have to deal with my rig burning down after spending boatloads of time and money building it (I paid way too much for the base LJ, and I've already spent more than that again on parts). It's cheap insurance.
I know that drawing the full 450A is not very likely in "the real world", but, in the event that I ever do, I'd rather not have to deal with my rig burning down after spending boatloads of time and money building it (I paid way too much for the base LJ, and I've already spent more than that again on parts). It's cheap insurance.
True that - until you hit the guy. Blowen fusen und poppen corken mit spitzensparken!I'm waiting to see the large bumper contained airbag that deploys in case someone pulls out in front of you because I can absolutely guarantee that the likelihood of a traffic collision is far higher than a rig burning down from direct to battery winch cables.
I'm waiting to see the large bumper contained airbag that deploys in case someone pulls out in front of you because I can absolutely guarantee that the likelihood of a traffic collision is far higher than a rig burning down from direct to battery winch cables.
True that - until you hit the guy. Blowen fusen und poppen corken mit spitzensparken!