Winch Question

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JKennedy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

York, Pa

• Jan 4, 2005

• #1

I have a Ramsey 9000Pro, and I was wondering how to properly ground it. My friend's Warn is grounded with a wire from the case of the winch motor to his battery. Mine didn't come with a ground wire. Are the bolts mounting it to my bumper good enough?
-Thanks

 

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ChiXJeff

Curmudgeon

NAXJA Member

Location

SE MN

• Jan 4, 2005

• #2

Yeesh..... considering how much current gets drawn under a full pull, I'd ground that back all the way to the battery. The ground cable to body looks pretty skimpy compared to positive cable on the winch.

Something doesn't sound right with your winch.

 

seanR

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29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W

• Jan 4, 2005

• #3

Where is the ground on my winch I cant find it?

 

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JKennedy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

York, Pa

• Jan 4, 2005

• #4

I bought it at a yard sale, and I was wondering where the ground attached from factory. Would a ground cable running from the winch mounting bolt to the battery work? It works when wired like that.

 

seanR

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NAXJA Member

Location

29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W

• Jan 4, 2005

• #5

Back when I had an electric winch, I had a Ground from the winch to the - post.
Is there a grounding lug on the case somewhere?
If not I would use the back side of one of the mounting bolts.

 

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catyrpelius

NAXJA Member #1023

Location

New Jersey

• Jan 4, 2005

• #6

on my ramsey winch the ground goes from the seloniod pack to the battery. There is a red and a black wire going from the battery toe the selonoid pack and then from the seloniod pack to the winch there are just two black wire. one is positive and negative depending on which selonoid is doing whatever a selnoid does. So if u got the two black wires attached to your winch then your winch is already grounded to the battery

 

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JKennedy

NAXJA Forum User

Location

York, Pa

• Jan 4, 2005

• #7

I don't see any studs on the case anywhere. My seloniod box has one red wire that goes to the battery, and three black wires that all run to three studs on the motor.