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Engo Winch Install Fail

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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 01:54 PM
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Thanks. Yeah I'm glad its going. Did a test run with it and man it sounds like it could pull a semi. Surprised at how little effort it took for it to move my jeep. And thanks to Chris at Jeep Add Ons... it took a little longer than he initially thought to ship it, so he upgraded me to the premium finish. Pretty sweet
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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So I'm mid install as I write this. Everything is wired up, so I think, but have one question.

Where does the long, bigger black cable run from the battery to?

Does it run from the battery to the ground wire on the bottom of the motor that was such a pain to get to or one of the connections on top of the motor?

I'd love to get this installed tonight so any help would be appreciated.
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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The big black one goes on top like this

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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mattgt5
The big black one goes on top like this

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That's from the battery to the top of the winch motor?

If that's the case, there are actually two black cables on that particular terminal (one from the battery and one from the solenoid box)?
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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You're right. My apologies. The black wire from the battery and the thin ground wire go to the contact on the bottom. The wires from the solenoid go on top
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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glad it's working now. I had a simmilar problem, I had power enough to spool in and out with no load but under load I had almost nothing. The problem is that the spot on the winch terminal where the main ground cable hooked up was covered in black paint and therefore I had a very poor ground. I sanded the paint off and all was good. just a thought....
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 8000ft
glad it's working now. I had a simmilar problem, I had power enough to spool in and out with no load but under load I had almost nothing. The problem is that the spot on the winch terminal where the main ground cable hooked up was covered in black paint and therefore I had a very poor ground. I sanded the paint off and all was good. just a thought....
Which point for the ground terminal? The one on the left side of the solenoid box or the point under the motor itself?
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by tymonster
Thanks. Yeah I'm glad its going. Did a test run with it and man it sounds like it could pull a semi. Surprised at how little effort it took for it to move my jeep. And thanks to Chris at Jeep Add Ons... it took a little longer than he initially thought to ship it, so he upgraded me to the premium finish. Pretty sweet
Got any pictures I'm in the same boat except mine didn't ship until the end of last week. Would love to see the new finish the anticipation is killing me!
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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Should have my 10k synthetic tomorrow!
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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Thanks for everyones help. Got it on and functioning. Looks great.

Thanks again.
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