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Just hook the black wire from the solenoid straight to earth. That long thin wire was a jumper cable incase you mounted the control box on an area that's not earthed.

My advice if you go with the welding cable is to cover it with conduit or colored heat shrink because we're taught in fire and rescue that orange leads are used on hybrid vehicles and can lead to a...

When I researched before my installation I saw several mentioned using welding cable similar to that. You'll need some good 50mm2 lugs as well and get them crimped correctly.
I bought my own...

The cabling supplied with my winch was 2 gauge (35mm2) and I swapped it all for 0 gauge and 50-8 lugs.
I posted pics in my DIY thread - to which the OP included a link in post #1

I stayed with 2 gauge and it seems to run fine. I get my cable from jaycar and I think I paid around $5 per meter with trade discount.

I often drive with my lights on during poor weather or early mornings to work. To save a flat battery I recently fitted a headlight warning buzzer and thought I'd share how I did it. If I turn off...