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different warn winch solonoid Help
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:51 am
by andrew e
I have an old 8000lb low mount with sone different solonoids and i'm trying to find a spare. It is a 4 pole (1 set of Normally open and 1 set of normally closed). The reason i gather is because the motor is not internally earthed. Has anyoue seen one like this before?
Its the 2 larger ones, not the smaller black one.
Andy
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:49 pm
by Coighty
Do yourself a favour and replace the pack witn the new comp style one from Berretta.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:59 pm
by andrew e
the winch motor has 2 terminals not 3 like the newer ones.
Andy
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:05 pm
by turps
andrew e wrote:the winch motor has 2 terminals not 3 like the newer ones.
Andy
That means it just earths thru the body doesent it.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:54 pm
by andrew e
no it isnt earted through the body, there are 2 poles n the motor, one + and the other - and when the polarity is reversed the winch runs backwards.
Andy
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:28 pm
by Bush65
I'm guessing it has a permanent magnet motor, not a series wound motor like most winches.
Solenoids are just switches operated by electromagnetic force.
4 solenoids of the type normally used for winches could be wired up to switch polarity like you require. To wind in close 1 & 2 (1 +ve & 2 -ve) leave 3 & 4 (3 +ve & 4 -ve) open. To wind out, open 3 & 4 and close 1 & 2. 1 and 4 would both connect to a common post on the motor, 2 and 3 would connect to the other post on the motor.
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:38 pm
by familybus
theres a place called VANLINE in Minto! they got heaps of that stuff!
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:15 am
by andrew e
Bush65 wrote:I'm guessing it has a permanent magnet motor, not a series wound motor like most winches.
Solenoids are just switches operated by electromagnetic force.
4 solenoids of the type normally used for winches could be wired up to switch polarity like you require. To wind in close 1 & 2 (1 +ve & 2 -ve) leave 3 & 4 (3 +ve & 4 -ve) open. To wind out, open 3 & 4 and close 1 & 2. 1 and 4 would both connect to a common post on the motor, 2 and 3 would connect to the other post on the motor.
This is an option, however, if one solonoid decides to get a bit sticky, it creates a dead short between + and - . my worst case sonario is to do this and install a inline 80 amp HRC hosehold fuse.
Andy