Winch Solenoid Wiring Jeep
Step 1 run the positive and negative motor wires from the winch to the solenoid.
Winch solenoid wiring jeep. Winch wires are always live and can cause a serious melt down very quickly if the wire grounds. Some even go so further and add a high amperage marine grade inline breaker or battery cut off switch so the wires aren t live all the time. Wiring the solenoid to the winch and the switch is the final step in the installation process. First off unlike everything everyone has ever told you about all other jeep wiring.
How to wire an in cab winch controller duration. Get your wiring under control with complete switch and wiring kits. If you have an older jeep companies like painless wiring make complete wiring fuse and relay kits to replace every wire in your jeep from the front to the back. They are virtually identical to an m12000 and share the same motor design just made for 24 volts.
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Don t use a fuse on the winch wires. Installed with a smittybilt xrc8 in this case. Fasten these wires to the correctly labeled terminals on the solenoid by backing off the terminal nuts and securing the ring connectors over the terminal bolts. 200 amp will cover the demand of a typical 10k lb winch.