See our sandbox build here: • Worlds Most Awesome Sa... Here are the links to Amazon where I got the parts to build this: Reversing solenoid: goo.gl/FJy8yb Wireless transmitter: goo.gl/dN6pTM
Thanks for the video. You need to put a fuse into the positive wire from the battery. As you can see a short circuit will heat those wires up enough to start a fire. Fuse should be about 25% higher that the rated current draw of the winch.
You need to have the both the battery red wires bolt down before you put the 2 black negative wire battery wires on. That is what caused the sparks and the short. Black off first, red on first to replace is the rule. other than that good job.
Do i need that solenoid when my winch has a control box already or are both needed, does the relay change the direction of the winch, right now it only works in one direction but that could be because i hooked it up wrong and smelt something burning. Or like i am kind of hoping the relay is needed, anyone out there like an electrician or somebody help, thanx
Nice info. HOWEVER!!! The reason you got sparks is because you effectively short-circuited between the pos and neg poles of the battery. Using the steel socket driver to tighten nuts on the solenoid, it was inevitable, because you connected the solenoid to the battery terminals first. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE FOOLING AROUND WITH WHATEVER IT'S ATTACHED TO! Just a word to the wise. Another commenter talks about using an inline fuse, which would have blown if fitted. With no fuse or circuit breaker, the heat produced by the short-circuit could have welded the socket driver to the contacts it was touching. Next to zero Ohms resistance, with a battery that develops 600 cold cranking Amps or more, and you could easily have had an explosion. Further, just because the battery has a stated 600 CCA, doesn't mean that's it's limit, but assuming that 600 Amps is it's limit, Volts times current (Amps) equals Watts. That's 12 times 600 equals 7,200 Watts. Your average kettle only uses one third of this.
Thanks for posting! I've been using the wired remote that came with my winch and it is really a tangled mess some times. If this will work reliably for a long enough time it will be a real blessing. Watched a couple of other vids and the guys meant well I'm sure but they didn't really show how to actually do anything?
*IF ONE WOULD LIKE THE IN &OUT TOGGLE SWITCH HOOKED UP ALONG WITH ALSO WIRELESS REMOTE AS WELL, WHERE DO YOU CONNECT THE MANUAL IN &OUT TOGGLE TWITCH WIRES?
Thanks for the video. You need to put a fuse into the positive wire from the battery. As you can see a short circuit will heat those wires up enough to start a fire. Fuse should be about 25% higher that the rated current draw of the winch.
Very nice honest video, I learn more from these uncut good/bad/ugly ones than the polished fast talking pros !!
Always leave the negative wire off the battery until your finished wiring....
You need to have the both the battery red wires bolt down before you put the 2 black negative wire battery wires on. That is what caused the sparks and the short. Black off first, red on first to replace is the rule. other than that good job.
Thanks! Good video. Good job cutting out the unnecessary fluff and thanks for leaving
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Thanks. Great job.
Excellent instructions! Off to hook mine up!
Used it on my boat lift ,thanks works great 👍
Very very good !! Thank you for your help !
Thanks the instructions that came with mine were worse than useless. this video solved the puzzle.
you can also switch pos and neg on the motor if the in/out are reversed, great video, very informative
Hi.
Do i need that solenoid when my winch has a control box already or are both needed, does the relay change the direction of the winch, right now it only works in one direction but that could be because i hooked it up wrong and smelt something burning. Or like i am kind of hoping the relay is needed, anyone out there like an electrician or somebody help, thanx
Nice info. HOWEVER!!! The reason you got sparks is because you effectively short-circuited between the pos and neg poles of the battery. Using the steel socket driver to tighten nuts on the solenoid, it was inevitable, because you connected the solenoid to the battery terminals first. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE FOOLING AROUND WITH WHATEVER IT'S ATTACHED TO! Just a word to the wise. Another commenter talks about using an inline fuse, which would have blown if fitted. With no fuse or circuit breaker, the heat produced by the short-circuit could have welded the socket driver to the contacts it was touching. Next to zero Ohms resistance, with a battery that develops 600 cold cranking Amps or more, and you could easily have had an explosion. Further, just because the battery has a stated 600 CCA, doesn't mean that's it's limit, but assuming that 600 Amps is it's limit, Volts times current (Amps) equals Watts. That's 12 times 600 equals 7,200 Watts. Your average kettle only uses one third of this.
can i wire a cole hersee solenoid to my atv winch
Thanks for posting! I've been using the wired remote that came with my winch and it is really a tangled mess some times. If this will work reliably for a long enough time it will be a real blessing. Watched a couple of other vids and the guys meant well I'm sure but they didn't really show how to actually do anything?
*IF ONE WOULD LIKE THE IN &OUT TOGGLE SWITCH HOOKED UP ALONG WITH ALSO WIRELESS REMOTE AS WELL, WHERE DO YOU CONNECT THE MANUAL IN &OUT TOGGLE TWITCH WIRES?
If you don't' need to have the motor reverse, then you simply don't need the reversing solenoid, right?
Thanks