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In-cab winch controller

cruiseroutfit

cruiseroutfit

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Just got this from SeaBass44 (PBB member) @ www.12voltguy.com

:D

The extra LED (red) is for the "over heat light" present on the new line of Warn winches. The green LED indicates that the IN/OUT switch is powered and ready for use. Great craftsmanship! I can't wait to install it
 

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kirk86CJ

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I bought the same one a couple months ago (without the green light) - haven't installed it yet.

Seems like the guy has good stuff.
 
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gijohn40

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Layton, Utah
If you go to www.roadlessgear.com they have one too not as fancy with all the lights but the arm switch has a light on it... it comes with all the wires and instructions for $29.99. it measures only 2"x3" real sweet deal!!

Personaly I run a wireless remote on my Ramsey 12,000 LB!

John
 
cruiseroutfit

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gijohn40 said:
If you go to www.roadlessgear.com they have one too not as fancy with all the lights but the arm switch has a light on it... it comes with all the wires and instructions for $29.99. it measures only 2"x3" real sweet deal!!...
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Sure... but you can own a Toyota... or settle for something not as fancy... like a Jeep... ;)

I prefer the bling and high quality switches & LEDs
 
fullsizeyota

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being the cheap bastard that i am, i copied the guys idea for about 15 bucks in switches and 15 in a selenoid.... six states had everything

remote starter-style selenoid turns the winch on and also an led on the dash

a momentary switch runs the winch in and out

my buddies make fun of it, but its so nice....... i wired it in a way that if i need to, i can still use my remote, so if my rig is in a bad spot, its only the rig going down....


and last week i picked up a 5/16x100' winch rope from Rocklogic


yee haw i love my winch
 
cruiseroutfit

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fullsizeyota said:
being the cheap bastard that i am, i copied the guys idea for about 15 bucks in switches and 15 in a selenoid.... six states had everything...
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So you spent $30? How is that much cheaper than the BLING unit?
 
BCGPER

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I ran my remote through the firewall, and hang it on my rear veiw mirror (have a second $2 EBAY remote under the seat).... Redneck Bling?? :rofl:
But, the price is right.

cruiseroutfit said:
So you spent $30? How is that much cheaper than the BLING unit?
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I Lean

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BCGPER said:
I ran my remote through the firewall, and hang it on my rear veiw mirror (have a second $2 EBAY remote under the seat).... Redneck Bling?? :rofl:
But, the price is right.
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You can also cut that momentary toggle out of the remote, and just use the switch and the wire. Mount the switch permanently in your dash or wherever, PRESTO....in-cab controller, not even hanging from the rear-view mirror. :) Y'know, since you already got a replacement for $2....
 
cruiseroutfit

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Shawn said:
This is what I did,

http://www.4x4wire.com/tech/winch/remote/
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That works great, but those instruction can only be used on an older Warn winch, utilizing a 3 wire system... And even at that, I don't like the idea of running a hot 12V all the way from the winch, into the cab, through a switch, and then all the way back to the winch. There is no reason why you can't pull a fused 12V source under your dash (radio, CB, etc) and send it through the SPDT switch to power the IN & OUT. That way you only have two wires running from the cab to the winch, and no HOTs. I would worry about them getting crunched, melted, cut, etc... then it would turn your winch on.. :eek:

My winch (Warn 9.5ti) is a 6 wire setup, it requires at least 4 wires run into the cab... 3 for the winch (1 in, 1 out, 1 common) and one wire for the overheat LED. Then I must pull power and ground from my dash and run a DPDT switch... Cake :D

The hardest part is getting the correct resistor place on the overheat LED, and making it blink :D

Full write-up coming soon :D
 
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