Albright Contactor issue ? UPDATED (1 Viewer)

[toy_tek]

** UPDATED SEE POST #5


I have a Warn M8000 that has worked flawlessly for years, initially had the solenoid pack, then I had a knockoff Amazon contactor for a long time that actually worked fine.

I recently decided to upgrade to an Albright and now it won't motor out. Motor in works fine. It sort of clicks and the motor hums and barely moves when I press motor out. I can release the spool and pull it out by hand, so there's nothing hanging it up.

I've kept the wiring consistent for both the contactors, however while looking into the wiring closer tonight at this post, I see F1 and F2 on the contactor are reversed in each graphic.

Would having F1/F2 swapped on the contactor cause the motor to not function in one direction? I wouldn't think so, but that's the only variable I can see right now.

Otherwise I might have gotten a faulty Albright.





If you ignore the two switches in the upper RH side, this is how I have my contactor wired up.

Green is winch in (works ok)
White is winch out (not working)

 

[gnob]

have you already swapped green/white or f1/f2
to double check.

can you manually operate the Albright without the remote?

 

[toy_tek]

@gnob if I swap the green / white, I still only get the “winch in” to work, of course I’m actually moving the switch to “winch out” then. This confirms the switch wiring is correct and functioning.

Swapping the F1/F2 reverses the motor direction, and in this instance pressing “winch in” makes the motor “winch out” as expected, and motor works for winch out.

99.9% sure the new Albright I got is faulty.

 

[PIP]

@gnob if I swap the green / white, I still only get the “winch in” to work, of course I’m actually moving the switch to “winch out” then. This confirms the switch wiring is correct and functioning.

Swapping the F1/F2 reverses the motor direction, and in this instance pressing “winch in” makes the motor “winch out” as expected, and motor works for winch out.

99.9% sure the new Albright I got is faulty.

If you got your Albright from me let me know. If there's a problem with it you'll have a replacement ASAP.

 

[toy_tek]

So I figured out I did have a wiring issue that coincidently cropped up at the same time I installed the original Albright. Once I resolved that the Albright worked as advertised.

I cannot say enough about @PIP 's customer service here. He went above and beyond what anyone would expect, and especially considering the issue ended up being on my end. And I've never in my life had a vendor respond so quickly on multiple different platforms!! That is rare and really sets the bar high!

Thanks again, @PIP !!!!! Super stand up guy, and solid product. Customer for life here.

 

[gnob]

so what was the actual issue ?

 

[Craptaztic]

Bookmarking for the answer because I want to do something similar with inboard controls rather than have to use the remote.