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Last year I installed a Harbor Freight 12k winch in my stock bumper. I really wanted in-cab winch controls using the OEM antenna switch but I searched and couldn’t find any information on wiring for this brand of winch. There are a couple Mud write ups for Warn winches using relays, but nothing for a HF. I knew using relays were in order to prevent damaging something if I accidentally hit both sides of the antenna switch.
Since the HF winch controller only uses 3 wires and the Warn winches use 5, Slee’s relay board is not really applicable. I started from scratch and came up with my own wiring design using two SPDT relays. See the diagram below. Feel free to let me know if there was a better way to do this as I never consulted anyone and my electrical skills are limited.
As you can see, when you hit one of the antenna switches, the other one is deactivated.
Below is how the wiring looked when I was done. My setup lets you also use the external hand controller if you want. The relay on the left controls whether to use the external hand controller or the internal antenna switch. The two relays on the right are controlled by the antenna switch.
I drilled a hole in the side of the box and ran the wires to the relays out of it, sealing it with silicone. The red and blue wires go to the antenna switch while the green one goes to the heater switch.
Here's how my switches are laid out. I used a rear heater switch to switch between the hand controller and the internal controls. Leaving the the heater switch in the off position, disables both the internal controls and the external hand controller.
Obviously the next step is to properly label my switches.
By the way, the usual disclaimer applies here. This is for informational purposes only and in no way do I take responsibility for any possible mishaps that may arise from following this. And in now way is this guaranteed to work or to be 100% correct.
Since the HF winch controller only uses 3 wires and the Warn winches use 5, Slee’s relay board is not really applicable. I started from scratch and came up with my own wiring design using two SPDT relays. See the diagram below. Feel free to let me know if there was a better way to do this as I never consulted anyone and my electrical skills are limited.
As you can see, when you hit one of the antenna switches, the other one is deactivated.
Below is how the wiring looked when I was done. My setup lets you also use the external hand controller if you want. The relay on the left controls whether to use the external hand controller or the internal antenna switch. The two relays on the right are controlled by the antenna switch.
I drilled a hole in the side of the box and ran the wires to the relays out of it, sealing it with silicone. The red and blue wires go to the antenna switch while the green one goes to the heater switch.
Here's how my switches are laid out. I used a rear heater switch to switch between the hand controller and the internal controls. Leaving the the heater switch in the off position, disables both the internal controls and the external hand controller.
Obviously the next step is to properly label my switches.
By the way, the usual disclaimer applies here. This is for informational purposes only and in no way do I take responsibility for any possible mishaps that may arise from following this. And in now way is this guaranteed to work or to be 100% correct.
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