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highmount motor, how many HP?

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highmount motor, how many HP?

Post by robbie »

I have a 24V highmount warn motor in front of me, how do I find out how many HP it is?

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Post by jtraf »

my understanding is that the HP figure is the same no matter weather 24v or 12v

but hey I may be wrong :lol:
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Post by robbie »

arent there different motors? 2.5 & 4.6 or something?
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Post by oozuk »

check the serial no up on the warn website ?? might find info there
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Post by YankeeDave »

Power = Volts * Current
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Post by YankeeDave »

if you have meter that is
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Post by LOCKEE »

2.1hp or 2.5hp.

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Post by robbie »

there are some numbers on the tag:

M: MRJ02 056
N: 21131
S: 048

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Post by beretta »

From what I know there are 2.5, 4.6 as standard HP, then you can fit a 6hp motor off another low mount warn winch, there is a thread on here about upgrading the motors to 6hp, go the search for more info!
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Post by BASSYK »

YankeeDave wrote:Power = Volts * Current


that gives you the power in watts , not Hp

also you would need to load the motor up to get the true power as it wont drag much current at all free spooling
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Post by dumbdunce »

the hp figures on winch motors are fairly meaningless anyway - the power rating is generally given at peak efficiency, and you're almost always operating a long way from that.

if the winch works and you aren't competing. don't worry about it. get stuck, winch out, be happy.
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Post by YankeeDave »

1 watt = 0.001341022 horse power
or 1 kW = 1.341022 bhp

the warn site should have current draw at free spool and various levels, this should help if you want to measure it
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Post by dumbdunce »

YankeeDave wrote:1 watt = 0.001341022 horse power
or 1 kW = 1.341022 bhp

the warn site should have current draw at free spool and various levels, this should help if you want to measure it


assuming he has a 100 amp ammeter lying around - even at no load they draw over 50 amps. most multi meters max out at 10 amps.

just email the numbers to warn, they are pretty good at customer support.
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thanks brian
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