What happens if... (winch question)
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JK Freak
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Originally Posted by Grimscale
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I installed my XRC8 by running the pos and neg directly to the battery without some lockout. While I didn't have the winch underwater like you are describing, NY likes to REALLY salt their roads.
What happened to me was the wiring from the remote port to the solenoid corroded and caused the winch to spool backward. It snarled the cable, which caused it to kink, scratched up my bumper, and I had to use a six foot breaker bar to loosen it enough to unhook it from the D-ring.
All-in-all, I'd recommend putting some kind of switch on the main power feeds.
I installed my XRC8 by running the pos and neg directly to the battery without some lockout. While I didn't have the winch underwater like you are describing, NY likes to REALLY salt their roads.
What happened to me was the wiring from the remote port to the solenoid corroded and caused the winch to spool backward. It snarled the cable, which caused it to kink, scratched up my bumper, and I had to use a six foot breaker bar to loosen it enough to unhook it from the D-ring.
All-in-all, I'd recommend putting some kind of switch on the main power feeds.
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JK Freak
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I think what the OP is eluding to is arcing? The DC voltage that the jeep runs, isn't enough voltage to allow the water to complete a connection. Unlike household AC voltage.. In theory you can submerge your battery 10 foot deep in water and it shouldn't have a problem as most batteries are of sealed design now. Now the rest of the jeep in that same 10ft of water will not fair as well.
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maybe what happened is what i'm afraid of? or maybe what you say is correct and something else happened? Can anyone else help me on this one? i really need to know what to expect and what to do, cause we have lots of river crossing here when offroading.
JK Newbie
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The Warn winch install doc that came with mine states that the winch itself is sealed but high pressure jets shouldn't be used on it. Also warns (pardon the pun) against submerging for the sake of the control box - that it isn't sealed and needs to be replaced if the winch is drowned.
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JK Freak
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The Warn winch install doc that came with mine states that the winch itself is sealed but high pressure jets shouldn't be used on it. Also warns (pardon the pun) against submerging for the sake of the control box - that it isn't sealed and needs to be replaced if the winch is drowned.
JK Newbie
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There is my concern... i see that box is not sealed at all... i've seen this security switches some people install in the + wire, near the battery, is like a key, and you turn it to allow or not power to the winch... if power is disconnected that way, will the control box still work after it dries up later?
JK Newbie
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If you are on that kind of trail you will probably need your winch before 'a few days of drying out'. If not for yourself then for other people. I think I use my winch about 40% for myself and 60% for others.
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JK Freak
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JK Freak
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Yeah but i'm not wheeling that often... maybe twice a month. And since las november that u have owned my JK we have winched only twice, so it's not too bad if the winch can get wet and after a couple of sunny days (we have a lot) it's back to normal.