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12-19-2010, 03:45 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Aus
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|  3Racing scale winch
Does anybody know if it will damage the winch powering it directly from a 9vt battery, instead of running it through the car battery, in my case, 7.4 volts? Just seems easier to hook it up via a 9vt battery than splicing it into the main electrics.... thanks |
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12-19-2010, 03:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia
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The winch itself will handle it no issues its the included control unit that may kick the bucket. You can give it a try but it cant be guaranteed that the control unit will survive.
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12-19-2010, 07:58 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kilgore
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Mine runs on 3s.
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12-20-2010, 07:10 AM
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Thanks to both replies... I think I'll give it a go...  | |
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12-20-2010, 08:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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read the instructions..7.4v max input. you can run it higher voltage but run the risk of shortening the life span of the motor. |
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12-20-2010, 10:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lake saint louis
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I would throw out that junk control board if you dont need it. I have replaced all of my control boards. I run old servos on my third channel to power and run the winch works so much better. Gave me variable speed as a bonus. |
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12-21-2010, 02:24 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia
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Thats not entirely true, i've run my 3r winch on 3s for over a year and never had an issue with the motor, i burnt out the stock control board but the motor is fine. Theres a guy over here as well that has run one on 4s and hasnt had an issue with the motor, he's shattered a couple of the stock gearboxes but again his motor is fine. | |
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12-21-2010, 10:38 AM
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| On the lookout for Rocks  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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Are you running it directly off of the 3S or 4S battery or is that the battery that is powering the whole truck? | |
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12-21-2010, 01:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia
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The esc's are only rated at 6cells Nimh/2s lipo. But the 3r winch doesnt pull enough amps to worry the esc even at stall. I have run one off a separate plug in controller made from a 3pos 6 pin switch & 3s 640mah battery didnt worry the winch motor but fried the little 3pos switch i was using after 4-5pulls. Last edited by WIDELOAD; 12-21-2010 at 01:20 PM. | |
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12-24-2010, 08:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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hmmm... well i may have to give it a try as well then.. isnt there someone who sells boards for these?? | |
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12-25-2010, 10:29 PM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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I run mine off of a Mamba 25 just for the winch off of a 3s. Works like a charm every time |
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12-29-2010, 07:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Michigan
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Running mine for a year on 3s tapped from the esc, no problems yet but the controller will get "warm" during extended use.
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12-29-2010, 09:33 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Back in the sticks
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Dont do it! I tried and it worked for about 30 seconds. Then the board started smoking and little flames came shooting out. And im out $15!
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12-29-2010, 10:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada
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I build the controllers from servo boards,plug directly into a spare channel and work great
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01-01-2011, 06:44 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At Work
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I have been running mine from a 9volt battery. I have a dx3 with a 3pos switch that i wired into it. The winch plugs into the 3rd channel on my receiver. So far it has worked great for almost a year.
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