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10-04-2011, 12:45 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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|  micro (kill) switch on winch to prevent drifting?
im a cheap ass. had this idea to do a micro toggle switch and mount it next to the winch (would look sorta scale winch lever) and basically kill the power to it until i need it. you have to touch the winch anyway to grab the hook/line. but would this work? and which wire would be best? positive? signal? negative? :hmm: |
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10-04-2011, 01:16 PM
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| Chassis & Tubework Vendor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR
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I've setup a few servo winches with a on/off switch. Wire it up to the pos and neg lines.
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10-04-2011, 01:18 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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im not looking to control the winch with the switch. just kill power to it. so when not in use it doesnt drift.
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10-04-2011, 01:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fernley
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I have done this when using the stock 3racing controller. Either the pos of neg should work fine. I just ran mine off the positive wire.
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10-04-2011, 01:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico now
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Run the pos. and neg. wires through the switch, leave the signal wire. This is how Chino63 told me to do mine, works great. I have a 3 position switch for front and rear winches.  |
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10-04-2011, 01:55 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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10-04-2011, 01:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend
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i do this in all my scalers, simply to avoid drift or accidental spool in. here is a little schematic i drew up. i usually cut the power wire.   hope that helps. |
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10-04-2011, 01:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico now
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That's awesome^  |
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10-04-2011, 01:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico now
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10-04-2011, 03:34 PM
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| Chassis & Tubework Vendor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR
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Thats exactly what I saying. Just to kill the power when not in use. Wire a 2position switch inline with the pos and neg. Keep the signal wire always connected. | |
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10-04-2011, 04:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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Trenton, with a 2 pos switch you break either the pos or neg.Not both and you defenitly dont put one on each side of the switch. Like Cory said, that would be a dead short if one was on each side. Just make sure it is accesable in most posistions the truck may end up in.Sucks to get a repo penality if you cant get to the switch to turn the wnich on. |
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