Warn winch runs when solenoids have power.WTH?

[kevinmrowland]

New Warn9.5xp
Had to go and be difficult and move the control box up under the hood.
I labeled everything real carefully (I thought I did anyway)
As soon as the power cable to the solenoid box gets power, the winch starts to turn with no remote hooked up.

What did I mess up?

I did this late last night and have not had time to trouble shoot yet but I dont even know what I should check.

The only thing that I think I could have done is reverse the field (F1,F2) wires. I thought that would only make it run backwards though, not all the time.

 

[kevinmrowland]

All sorted out. Called Warn, they emailed me a PDF that showed my stupid mistake, cable on the wrong post.
Thank goodness I didn't let the smoke out.


For anyone else in the future:

 

[CaliCruiser]

lets see those pictures when they it is mounted in the non winch ARB

 

[euclid]

Kevin, just used my new one for the first time yesterday. Pretty cool to get really stuck... then unstuck.

Did you do a remote switch in the truck? I gave it my best shot, but in the end I gave up. I couldn't figure out the wireing. I know it is probably simple, but I just didn't have the time to put in to it.

 

[kevinmrowland]

Here ya go guys, updated the other thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=121414&page=3

For my application I did not want to bother with the second switch. I think I will just run the remote wire through the firewall and attach the remote to the kick panel.
If I want it in the truck, it is there, if I want it outside, just send it out the window.

I have been trying to find a 5 wire curly cord that I could rewire it with, that way it would be self retracting and you wouldn't have to bother with getting that long remote cord tangled.

 

[Beowulf]

I couldn't figure out the wireing. I know it is probably simple, but I just didn't have the time to put in to it.

There are several posts on remote wiring. On mine, I have 2 switches in the cabin. One is a simple SPST on/off switch that completely disables the winch electronics by disconnecting the ground wire to the solenoid box. This also disables the solenoid box and the remote controller.

The other is a DPDT (MO-off-MO) meaning momentary on, center off, momentary on. I used an antenna switch from a 4R application. CruiserDan can get you the switch. Wiring is straight forward so search the archives here in this section. I believe it was FirstToy that did a good write-up on his wiring. FYI, Christo sells a "black-box" that makes the wiring very simple. Two or three wires to the black box as I recall.

-B-