Hey Team,
I am about to buy a winch, and I am going to install a Blue Sea 9001 switch between the winch and battery to prevent the winch from having constant power.
Where should I mount the switch? On the inboard side, outer surface of the battery box? That seems like the natural place but the switch seems a little big for that. I'd like to avoid having to route wire all the way to the firewall. Thoughts?
Also, I was just going to get the 4 position version of the switch rather than the simple on/off version. The price is the same, and my thinking is I'll make the winch position 2 on the switch, so that if I install some other things later I can make them run through position 1, and when I want the winch to run I'll switch it to 1+2. Right now all my wiring is stock, but I might one day add a second battery, accessory fuse block, etc. Does using the 4 position switch make sense to you, too? I'm not electrical literate.
Thanks
Russ
I am about to buy a winch, and I am going to install a Blue Sea 9001 switch between the winch and battery to prevent the winch from having constant power.
Where should I mount the switch? On the inboard side, outer surface of the battery box? That seems like the natural place but the switch seems a little big for that. I'd like to avoid having to route wire all the way to the firewall. Thoughts?
Also, I was just going to get the 4 position version of the switch rather than the simple on/off version. The price is the same, and my thinking is I'll make the winch position 2 on the switch, so that if I install some other things later I can make them run through position 1, and when I want the winch to run I'll switch it to 1+2. Right now all my wiring is stock, but I might one day add a second battery, accessory fuse block, etc. Does using the 4 position switch make sense to you, too? I'm not electrical literate.
Thanks
Russ