? on extending winch solenoid wires

[3D FJ]

I'm in the process of relocating my winch solenoid wires. I found a place i'm comfortable with but before i start ordering wires and such, I had some questions.

I have a titan winch. When ordering wire, is it 2ga, 4ga, or 6 ga wire that needs to be ordered?

As far as lug style, crimp or soldier?

Any tips that any of you could give would be greatly appreciated.

 

[elkaholic]

I would recommend going as large as you can fit since you are extending the cable length .. my choice would be 2ga. As far as cables, I prefer marine ends that are swaged and have heat shrink. I have had great service using an ebay seller "genuinedealz" for custom cables ... they are East Coast, but I had my cables and 400 Amp fuse for the extended run for the winch on my old RZR in 3 days ...

YMMV

 

[3D FJ]

Will definitely check out at seller.

I just realized that perhaps this should be in the winch/recovery section. Sorry for this

 

[cody c]

I would recommend going as large as you can fit since you are extending the cable length .. my choice would be 2ga. As far as cables, I prefer marine ends that are swaged and have heat shrink. I have had great service using an ebay seller "genuinedealz" for custom cables ... they are East Coast, but I had my cables and 400 Amp fuse for the extended run for the winch on my old RZR in 3 days ...

YMMV

Like above, probably easiet and maybe even cheaper to order custom.

I would go oversized cables of a fine strand composition, such as welding cable, to as large a size as possible, with sealed (heat shrunk) ends to keep the moisture and corrosion out.

Oversized will be of benefit for a few reasons for your winch, which can heat up the cables and even melt insulation and actually slightly lower the work load (by maximizing the voltage) to your winch.

Winches can draw alot of juice for extended periods of time during hard winching, having oversized cables for your winch starter and grounds are the three places where you would benefit the most IMO.

Another option is tin plated copper to prevent oxidization, but if you have properly heat shrunk/sealed ends there is no benefit.

 

[Tapage]

such as welding cable, to as large a size as possible, with sealed (heat shrunk) ends to keep the moisture and corrosion out.:

I take this route with good results when move my winch control box to my engine bay ..

 

[3D FJ]

Like above, probably easiet and maybe even cheaper to order custom.

I would go oversized cables of a fine strand composition, such as welding cable, to as large a size as possible, with sealed (heat shrunk) ends to keep the moisture and corrosion out.

Oversized will be of benefit for a few reasons for your winch, which can heat up the cables and even melt insulation and actually slightly lower the work load (by maximizing the voltage) to your winch.

Winches can draw alot of juice for extended periods of time during hard winching, having oversized cables for your winch starter and grounds are the three places where you would benefit the most IMO.

Another option is tin plated copper to prevent oxidization, but if you have properly heat shrunk/sealed ends there is no benefit.

Oversized cable... Like 2ga? Does this also apply to ground wire? I would think so.

 

[cody c]

Oversized cable... Like 2ga? Does this also apply to ground wire? I would think so.

Short story is: Yes! current flows to the motor, and from. Reducing the cable size will be like a restriction (reducing flow by increasing resistance)

It may seem redundant, but you will notice a difference with an older starter, and you may get just a pinch more out of a winch.

It would also be a good time to upgrade your terminal clamps to the bigger "military style" while your at it. Napa carries them over here, and I think more can be found through a bit of a search.