Winch Wiring / Electrical Question

[Hummie2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Don: Hopefully the 9.5ti winch I am installing will warn me of overheating problems before I do a china-syndrome on my battery terminals <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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I wasn't trying to scare you but rather warn you that it doesn't take very long for things to get plenty hot @ 400amps. Also batteries at high rates of discharge give off large amounts of hydrogen gas and can explode if a spark such as a arcing terminal occur.

That temp indicator on the new winch is a great idea ( wish mine old winch had that feature). Lighten the load by rerigging with another snatch block like we discussed before if thing start to get warm. Most of the time actually a 150-200 amp or less draw is probably a more realistic figure. 400amps will only occur when the winch motor is really bogged down right before it stalls.

Don