Warn Winch

[bensdive]

Hi
I have a Warn winch and to make more reliable I put one of the soild state Soleniod but it will Pull in on power but will not Power out. I have changed the wiring Around but it will still pull in but will not power out.The winch was working before I changed the soleniod .Would anyone have an idea what it might be. I dont want to buy another soleniod if I dont need to.
All the best Ben

[steveG]

What solenoid did you use, and where is it mounted?
I fitted an Albright one recently and it was pretty straightforward.

Can you check that you are getting power to the input side of the solenoid when you select "out" on the controller?

Steve

[DeanoH]

Does a solid state solenoid allow current to flow in both directions like a 'conventional' solenoid ? or is it 'polarised' and only allow current to flow one way ?
Could this be the problem ?

Deano :)

[bensdive]

Hi
Its a albright copy getting power As you change the wiring and you push out with a click but it will pull but will not power out
All the best Ben

[steveG]

Have you got it wired up like this:
http://smithiengineering.com.au/pdf/Albright_Solenoid_Wiring_Diagram.jpg

Start with the winch power cables like that - without any hand controller etc, and also without the the 3 control wires connected.
Then,
- run a +ve wire (ideally with a fuse in it) to one of the outer control terminals
- connect a wire to earth, and touch it briefly on the center control terminal
The winch should move one way

Next:
- move the +ve wire to the other outer control terminal
- touch the earth wire on the center terminal, and the winch should power in the other direction.

If that doesn't work correctly, then I'd suggest the solenoid is dodgy, but if it works OK you've got a problem in whatever control wiring/switch etc that you're using now.

Unless you've put nice rubber boots over them, there's a lot of exposed terminals around the solenoid, so be careful when you're working on it. If you've got a battery cutout/isolation switch I'd suggest using it to keep the excitement level down :)

Steve

[bensdive]

Hi thanks for the help.
All the best ben