Winch worries

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Jim_the_Wheels

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• May 21, 2007

• #1

My winch has decided to stop working

The solenoids still click but the motor doesn't turn. I was pulling a Disco onto a trailer with it and it did the job fine. I unhooked it and tried to wind it back in and nothing except the clicks - it doesn't work in either direction now.

Anyone know owt about these wee beasties?

 

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slob

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• May 21, 2007

• #2

does it have a over load cutout fitted to it?

 

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Jim_the_Wheels

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• May 21, 2007

• #3

slob said:

does it have a over load cutout fitted to it?

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Sadly no

 

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slob

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• May 21, 2007

• #4

oo! fuse then, or burnt out motor, which i doubt as you dint mention smoke nor burning smell

 

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Jim_the_Wheels

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• May 21, 2007

• #5

No fuse and none of that horrible smell that accompanies burnt out electrics :-(

 

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slob

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• May 21, 2007

• #6

time to get yer mutimeter out and start checkin ****

 

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Jim_the_Wheels

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• May 23, 2007

• #7

Did the multimeter thang and finally tracked it down to a corroded contact on the secondary side.

The fix was way beyond my meager talents so I dropped it off at my local friendly auto electrician. £60 quid lighter and having just bolted it back on it's working.

Now I'm on a misson to get stuck somewhere so I can :::koff::: field test it LOL