Thread: Winch and 2nd battery

The main batt is connected virtually directly to the alt. You wouldn't connect your winch directly to the alt.

Originally Posted by dearot

what do you mean by connected to altenator?

Poor choice of words on my part. Connecting to main battery is the same as connecting to the alternator; just meant to reinforce engine needs to be running.

Finished the mount yesterday. Amazing what you can achieve in 2 days with $50-. Only mods are need longer bolts on left,cut out in bumper plastic (&part of steel backing) and the lower plastic cover behind needs the outer tabs that are screwed to the chassis cut off. Otherwise from underneath you can't tell it's there. You can just see in the pic behind the grill (drivers side) where I fitted the solenoid, the wired control plug and control switch are also behind there just in black.

Also took it past an engineer and it has his approval re the crush cans as it sits behind the front line of them. I also asked about reskining the bumper in a steel fascia instead of the plastic and he said as long as it was light enough (basically the same thickness as the backing plate material) because the airbag isn't triggered at the front it would be ok by him.