Terrible! assume once on its on. I used it and expected to just clean up the edges with a razer blade! Yeah good luck with that!Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
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Terrible! assume once on its on. I used it and expected to just clean up the edges with a razer blade! Yeah good luck with that!Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Ok. So back to lug / terminal covers lol
It comes with a crappy lid mounted brush which is less than average, just do a neat job and don't alow for cleanup as I had and it's great stuff mate. I just did it thinking I could clean up the edges but couldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Good stuff for what it is
Jump on Gigglepin web site and they sell the lug boots for $5 each I think or less
I have my solenoid setting next to the battery as per one of the earlier posts. My next project is to pull it out of its box and remote mount the controller. _its a pain openong the bonnet to plug the contrller in.
How many of you run isolators inline to the winch?
I run an isolator to the switching side of the Solenoid mate, easy to keep it dead that way as its low current.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
With my new setup though I am fitting a 600amp constant rate kill switch on the back of the centre console to isolate the power to the whole 24v system should everything go to poo.
I have mine sitting up in the corner next to the booster. Its tight but there's a few bolt holes than allow for a bracket to be made up. A nutsert kit is your best friend in these situations. I didn't own one at the time when I installed the winch but I sure as hell do now. Also ran the plug down to behind the bonnet release lever in that little recess.
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You can even wire in a parallel rocker switch as an option/backup to the hand controller.
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Yea this is my plan as well and an isolator switch. But as always time and funds are the keyQuote:
Originally Posted by jff45
The 2 small rocker switches isolate the controls. I have a nice bright LED that tells me if I left them on..Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
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Just to briefly touch on wire sizes again, here's a pic showing 35mm2 compared to 50mm2.
I upgraded all my winch cabling to 50mm2 and still drop 2 volts
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What size winch, how long and what sort current??Quote:
Originally Posted by jff45
Here are the Terminal Boots Kallen. You might get something like this from Jaycar too.
http://smithiengineering.com.au-warn-electrical-terminal-boot
These will fit a 35/ 70mm2 wire and just need a bit of hot water to make them pliable.
I have purchased a bulk of these for each of the terminals on the winch and alternator.
I have the Ridge Ryder 12000 from Supercheap. I have nothing to measure that kind of current but these winches are typically rated around the 450 - 500 amps when pulling hard with a few layers of rope still on the drum.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I did a thread in DIY showing how I installed it all.
I'd be interested to know what others are seeing on their voltmeters while winching..
Just thought I'd bump this because I think the info could be interesting for those doing their own winch installs.Quote:
Originally Posted by jff45
If you have a voltmetre in the cabin, what do you see in terms of voltage drop when winching and under what conditions, light pull, heavy, etc..
Would be interesting for sure.
But are you reading the 2v drop at the battery while winching?
Or is that the difference between battery and winch terminals?
I'm reading it directly from my Ecutalk display. That's the voltage that the ECU sees. Had 13.5v on high idle, it dropped immediately to 11.5v every time I hit the controller button.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I was attached to a tree with brakes locked and I was re tensioning the dyneema rope.
Battery is a new Century.
Yep. So yea that's the load drop when battery is under load.Quote:
Originally Posted by jff45
Voltage drop is the difference between source and motor from the cable.
Yes I agree with Kallen, that is Load Cell drop rather than voltage drop. Voltage drop is the difference between the source and the load, rather than the source because of the load. If you had 2 guages and one at the battery and one at the winch voltage drop would be the difference between them.Quote:
Originally Posted by jff45
Technically, yes but battery voltage that drops when under a load, such as cranking the engine, is still very commonly referred to as 'voltage drop'.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I have a drop in measured battery voltage of 2v when using my winch.
I think that would be very common across the board, but very open to the style and quality of your battery and alternator..Quote:
Originally Posted by jff45
Speaking of voltage drop when starting, is there a way to stop the headunit from restarting when i crank the motor without hooking to the aux battery?
Is it wired direct to battery or via something else.
All batteries have an "internal" resistance. The value of this resistance depends on the level of charge and the health of the battery, but is usually very small (fractions of an ohm). This internal resistance can be thought of as a series resistance when thinking about a vehicle wiring diagram. Like any resistance, the voltage dropped over it is proportional to the current passing through it (V=IxR), and the more current that is drawn from the battery the more voltage will be dropped over the series internal resistance. With this in mind, the thickness of your battery cable will not change the internal resistance of the battery. Sure, you need to have a decent sized battery to winch cable in order to minimise the voltage drop over the cable, but when you start to operate the winch and draw lots of current you will always get a voltage drop due to the internal resistance of the battery.
Its currently hooked up to the standard headunit wiring. Its a dvd headunit so maybe it needs more power to run.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
What year? I know my gq is wired directly to battery and the signal wire is to the accessories. So only come on when key is on.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjr350
But my 02 falconer turns the ac and radio off when cranking.