Winch Rocker Switch
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I found this it is a little different than I said but I don't know what switch you have but this will probably work for you
but on the solenoid middle brown wire add another ground wire to somewhere to get around the 5 wire deal.
I found this it is a little different than I said but I don't know what switch you have but this will probably work for you
but on the solenoid middle brown wire add another ground wire to somewhere to get around the 5 wire deal.
1 and 3 go to your solenoid as well as 4 and 6 but those get consolidated to one wire hence the 3 The act as the ground
2 is the white wire from your on-off switch and of course 6 is ground then power in for leds and ground for leds. This is going to be your configuration but may not be the exact pins on your switch but it is a good picture of what I am trying to explain.
2 is the white wire from your on-off switch and of course 6 is ground then power in for leds and ground for leds. This is going to be your configuration but may not be the exact pins on your switch but it is a good picture of what I am trying to explain.
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Rocker Switch Schematic
For simplicity I can wire it straight to the solenoid and just use my 3-Pin connector at the solenoid. I’ll only plug it in when we have to use it. Thoughts on that approach?
For simplicity I can wire it straight to the solenoid and just use my 3-Pin connector at the solenoid. I’ll only plug it in when we have to use it. Thoughts on that approach?
OK try this
don't run the red wire from pin 2 to 5
do run it to 2 only
Instead of the red wire put your white wire from your on off switch to pin 5
Now I can't tell what is in and out you may need to try it and if it backwards swap them but make sure you have some slack in the winch cable when testing.
run pin 4 to in or out on solenoid because I don't know based on this schematic. this is a horrible schematic by the way
run pin 6 to in or out or the opposite of the one above
On the solenoid the in and out are the outside pins with ground being in the middle assuming m8000 warn
Then the third wire run from pin 7 to the middle pin on the solenoid but also run a separate ground on the winch on the solenoid same pin
don't run the red wire from pin 2 to 5
do run it to 2 only
Instead of the red wire put your white wire from your on off switch to pin 5
Now I can't tell what is in and out you may need to try it and if it backwards swap them but make sure you have some slack in the winch cable when testing.
run pin 4 to in or out on solenoid because I don't know based on this schematic. this is a horrible schematic by the way
run pin 6 to in or out or the opposite of the one above
On the solenoid the in and out are the outside pins with ground being in the middle assuming m8000 warn
Then the third wire run from pin 7 to the middle pin on the solenoid but also run a separate ground on the winch on the solenoid same pin
Anytime. It is not like I don't get any help here myself. That is what it is all about.
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Ok, all hooked up! Shipped the other one back, bad switch. I’ll post some pics here in a sec. It was easy @bobthetj03. I used the handheld winch controller, cut the wire so it remained insulated. I have a Superwinch, so the three wires are in-out and power. I know that sounds weird, but there is a power line coming to the controller. Placed the insulated wire in a cable protector, went across the front, behind my new body lift mount, in behind the driver fender and up behind the washer fluid down the side and into the cab through the rubber grommet.
I have two switches mounted in teh dash, a Winch Isolator, which is just an on-off switch, a protection. It has power running directly to it from the battery, a ground and a power out. The power out goes to the Winch Rocker Switch, which is an on-off-on switch. It has a ground, an in, an out, and a power wire coming from the Winch Isolator. I had to use a Dremel and a file to cut a hole for the Rocker Switch. The Winch Isolator just replaced one of the stock blanks.
Winch will only work when you flip on the isolator. Works seamlessly
I have two switches mounted in teh dash, a Winch Isolator, which is just an on-off switch, a protection. It has power running directly to it from the battery, a ground and a power out. The power out goes to the Winch Rocker Switch, which is an on-off-on switch. It has a ground, an in, an out, and a power wire coming from the Winch Isolator. I had to use a Dremel and a file to cut a hole for the Rocker Switch. The Winch Isolator just replaced one of the stock blanks.
Winch will only work when you flip on the isolator. Works seamlessly
