Reversing anchor winch motor?

[john]

I have a manual anchor winch connected to a 24v motor, which I think is a truck starter motor. This only winds in the anchor chain but I'd like to be able to let it out as well - would I be able to reverse the direction of the motor with some sort of relay and an up/down switch? You can see the motor behind the winch in the pic. Many thanks John

 

[philip_stevens]

If it is permanently engaged, then all you would need is a standard change-over relay and up/down switch as fitted/supplied with any number of different makes of anchor windlass.

Something like this

with either foot switches or cockpit/cabin switch or remote control

 

[john_morris_uk]

If it is permanently engaged, then all you would need is a standard change-over relay and up/down switch as fitted/supplied with any number of different makes of anchor windlass.

Something like this

with either foot switches or cockpit/cabin switch or remote control

That might NOT be true. The items that you picture are for reversing motors with two sets of field windings.

To go back to basics, on many standard starter type motors, both the field and stator windings are energised. This means that if you reverse the polarity you reverse the magnetic field in both and the motor still turns in the same direction.

On most of the motors that I have seen on windlasses, there are two sets of field windings. The reversing relay sends the power to one or the other according to whether you want to go up or down.

 

[john]

Thankyou Philip and John for your replies.ate the It looks like a bit of trial and error is needed to see which way it will go, and if successful I shall go for the products Philip has pointed out. Fingers crossed! John