Winch isolator switch

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Kisangani	Kisangani posted 4 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 253, Visits: 2.9K	Hi all, hope your keeping safe. Some great info on this thread about getting the winch working, have the classic "click" when the wander lead is toggled in/out. Have stripped the winch, serviced it, all good. Not that dirty inside at all, some mild corrosion on the motor. Interestingly the gear housing was packed full with grease, so much so the free/engage lever and gear inside would barely move. Also randomly gear oil, so not sure what that was all about. 2 questions. 1. The negative lead on the underside of the motor housing is secured with a drain bolt. Its connected to a plastic hose that I originally thought was a drain, but once the winch was off I followed the pipe and it went up not down. I can only assume its a breather pipe, but seems odd and completely unnecessary in a dry compartment. Rather use it as a drain. Has anyone else noticed this, and thoughts on breather v drain? Or does it have another purpose altogether? 2. The "safety" solenoid under the battery, I will go have a look tomorrow, but is this is obvious once the battery is out? I have had the battery out loads in the past and OK I haven't been looking for a random solenoid, but pretty sure there isn't anything solenoid wise there. Do I need to remove the entire battery tray too? Has anyone actual found it to be at fault? It would be great if anyone has some suggestions. Psyching myself up for either complete or partial front of the vehicle removal, to get to the solenoid box if the safety solenoid isn't the issue. But not ideal with just on street parking/work space!! Shame they didn't install it in the left hand "battery" compartment with the fog light fuses and brake servo. Rich 2008 G4 D3 TDV6 BG08 VGY Team SA colours
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Kisangani	Kisangani posted 4 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 253, Visits: 2.9K	Hi there, a bit of follow up off this thread. I found the time to resolve the winch issue and pleased to say it is fine and working well now. For those unfamiliar, this is the safety solenoid under the battery, talked about in this thread earlier. A wider view showing the battery tray, and a closer image showing the wiring. The positive cable to the left is direct from the battery, the positive cable on the right leads to the winch solenoid box behind the grill. The 2 stubby terminals are both negative leads. Its not the clearest image, but this is a close up of the safety solenoid, most of the details are legible Fortunately for me the issue was straightforward, I don't know when but at some stage during a service or other the positive lead to the left had been disconnected from the battery and tucked well behind the solenoid (as had the tracker positive cable:pinch:) making it difficult to spot, so previously when I have had the battery out I had never noticed the cable was disconnected or loose Anyhow, reconnected the positive cable and yes the winch worked perfectly. So a very lucky outcome. So worth checking if you are unfamiliar with how the positive cable is connected to the battery or positive feed, OR if you have never used/seen your winch in action and then when you try to discover that it just clicks at the solenoid box, a very quick and easy check is to see if the battery cable is not tucked up behind the safety solenoid and not properly connected to the battery. I am still interested to know if anyone has any thoughts on the breather/drain as per my last post. Cheers Rich 2008 G4 D3 TDV6 BG08 VGY Team SA colours
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boatvid	b boatvid posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
b Group: Forum Member Posts: 3, Visits: 2	unlike battery isolators where there is load on the system when switching on and off , a winch isolator sees no current over the contacts when switched on... only passing current when the contacts are already closed, which should make for a long life on the isolator relay
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boatvid	b boatvid posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
b Group: Forum Member Posts: 3, Visits: 2	Before you pack everything up, remember to isolate your winch by twisting your winch isolator near the battery, secure your winch control box and you are ready to rumble!
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boatvid	b boatvid posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
b Group: Forum Member Posts: 3, Visits: 2	+x boatvid - 9 Jul 2021 Before you pack everything up, remember to isolate your winch by twisting your winch isolator near the battery, secure your winch control box and you are ready to rumble! w3toys A remote comes with the winch pack when you first bought a winch. ... You just need to flip the switch in your driver's seat to control the winch.
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sherzop	s sherzop posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
s Group: Forum Member Posts: 2, Visits: 3	Do you have the original remote control or is it one you have obtained subsequent to purchase?
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sherzop	s sherzop posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
s Group: Forum Member Posts: 2, Visits: 3	+x sherzop - 1 Nov 2021 Do you have the original remote control or is it one you have obtained subsequent to purchase? When I bought mine the remote was missing.
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DurtyDisco	DurtyDisco posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Committee Members Posts: 823, Visits: 5.2K	If this was a general question, have the original remote, I believe replacements can be ordered from Warn via Arbil….. I wouldn’t buy a cheap Chinese copy… Best Regards Andi BG08VFW UK & Ireland Selections Vehicle Fleet Number 1
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nukapop92	n nukapop92 posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
n Group: Forum Member Posts: 2, Visits: 3	Battery Isolation Switch: This Isolation switch provides a safety cut off point for winches and jump leads etc.
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nukapop92	n nukapop92 posted 3 Years Ago Post Details
n Group: Forum Member Posts: 2, Visits: 3	I am still interested to know if anyone has any thoughts on the breather/drain as per my last post.
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