Dummy winch how to?

[norbyx]

I just busted my rc4wd winch for the 2 time. Since I want to have a real strong winch I was thinking of using it as a dummy winch and use a high torque model servo as the real puller. Now I was thinking on how to place the cable on the dummy winch. If I pass the cable for more than one turn on the spool even if it turns wouldn't this affect the power of my winch?
Any example with pictures would be gladly appreciated.

[team3six]

Originally Posted by norbyx

I just busted my rc4wd winch for the 2 time. Since I want to have a real strong winch I was thinking of using it as a dummy winch and use a high torque model servo as the real puller. Now I was thinking on how to place the cable on the dummy winch. If I pass the cable for more than one turn on the spool even if it turns wouldn't this affect the power of my winch?
Any example with pictures would be gladly appreciated.

Yeah, just wrap a line around the spool and run the cord for your servo winch through it. It doesnt have to turn.

[El Matador]

you realize that is 2 cables. one you wrap around the dummy spool and glue, tie, or whatever. The other goes over the top of the spool.

[KBrog]

It wont take away any power just running the line from the servo through the spool area of the winch unless it causes a bunch of drag or bind line. Use 2 lines. One wrapped around the winch spool (non functioning) 1 functioning line to the servo. Dont wrap the servo line around the spool just to get the spool to spin.

[norbyx]

Ok I think I got the idea... the spool will be full of cable but is just there for looks, the actual working cable is going to go under (or over) the spool.... Such an easy solution that I couldn't come up with... thanks to all...

[THX_138]

I left the line on my broken winch and drilled a hole right through the center of the spool, slid in a short sized piece of plastic receiver antennae tube and fed the new line from the servo winch trough it.

It looks like the winch line coming right off the spool, it has no chance of binding between the old line, it can't hop around and get stuck on something by laying atop it or under it and I have no chance of spooling in too far and getting my hook or line jammed up above or below the spool.

Hope my $.02 helps ya

[PistonHead]

good ide'rs guys