noelex
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Earth is just another word for a wire running to the negative side of the battery. The solenoid needs an "earth" to work. So there will be a connection you can tap into.
Anchor winch remote
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Earth is just another word for a wire running to the negative side of the battery. The solenoid needs an "earth" to work. So there will be a connection you can tap into.
puddock
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Cheersbigwow
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Just got round to fitting mine yesterday. I had one problem, it didn't matter which way round I had the switch wires, the"in" on the remote went down and the"out" went up. No problem in the end fixed with dymo labels on the remote.
Any ideas why swapping the switch wires, the outside two, makes no difference to the direction of windlass?
Any ideas why swapping the switch wires, the outside two, makes no difference to the direction of windlass?
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NickRobinson
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drifting slightly...
My car has central locking by key not plipper.
Wonder if I could use one of the Ebay units with a keyring plipper or would the unit wired in the car significantly drain the vehicle battery (ie, would I need to turn it off/on, negating it's planned purpose)
Anyone done it?
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My car has central locking by key not plipper.
Wonder if I could use one of the Ebay units with a keyring plipper or would the unit wired in the car significantly drain the vehicle battery (ie, would I need to turn it off/on, negating it's planned purpose)
Anyone done it?
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BrianH
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Now that I have laid-up and 700km distant, I belatedly realise that the receiver, mounted next to the winch solenoid, is still directly connected to the winch battery, an Optima Red Top 12V, 50A/hr AGM one fitted new this year.
Does anyone know the residual current drain and if the battery will be flat when I am back on board again next April?
Does anyone know the residual current drain and if the battery will be flat when I am back on board again next April?
biscuit
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I fitted this wireless remote to my Lofrans windlass at the beginning of the season. Very convenient, and it worked OK at first, but then began to "stutter": stopping and starting intermittently.This happened with BOTH handsets, which was puzzling. I tried extending the aerial wire on the reciever, with no improvement. It doesn't happen when using my Lofrans wired remote, so it may be a simple problem in the handset that's the problem.
However, they are so cheap and simple to fit that I may try a new set next year.
However, they are so cheap and simple to fit that I may try a new set next year.
PITCAIRN
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The two posts from boaters whose windlass up/down switch 'locked' in the on position is a tmely reminder/warning for those who have thought about using the windlass/capstan to raise someone up the mast rather than using muscle power and a winch.
Never ever use the windlass/capstan to lift a crewmember up the mast, if the switch locks up (because of corrosion or some other fault) the motor just keeps pulling, no matter that the crewmember gets tangled in the rigging etc as invariably can happen. By the time someone can kill the electrics, or, a fuse blows there will be blood all over the deck.
See these harrowing reports concerning an electric winch that locked in the 'on' mode.
http://www.wavetrain.net/techniques-a-tactics/240-electric-winch-weapon-of-mass-destruction
Never ever use the windlass/capstan to lift a crewmember up the mast, if the switch locks up (because of corrosion or some other fault) the motor just keeps pulling, no matter that the crewmember gets tangled in the rigging etc as invariably can happen. By the time someone can kill the electrics, or, a fuse blows there will be blood all over the deck.
See these harrowing reports concerning an electric winch that locked in the 'on' mode.
http://www.wavetrain.net/techniques-a-tactics/240-electric-winch-weapon-of-mass-destruction