Thread: Missed out on an Aldi winch??

Originally Posted by DeeJay

According to the owners manual, this winch can draw up to 410 amps under full load. Hard to find an isolator than can handle that. 250 seems the biggest & they cost a bomb.

Both my winches run 500amp continuos at 12v isolators with a 2500amp maximum for 5 seconds, and both are fused with 500amp fuses.

Suitable parts are out there if you look around.

their terms are worded very badly they and you cant sign away your statutory rights if they sell an unsafe or faulty product they are still liable if you can find them

Hey Deejay,

It doesn't look like anyone is going to offer to take the winch off of you hands given where this thread has gone so if you don't want to keep it just take it with the receipt back and they will refund you your money.

I took the compressor back few days after buying it as it blew up straight away and they gave me my money back no questions asked.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

I took the compressor back few days after buying it as it blew up straight away and they gave me my money back no questions asked.

I thought compressors were supposed to blow up .

Originally Posted by Scouse

I thought compressors were supposed to blow up .

Bugger! my english is not good! I thought that they blow out

If I am reading it right the steel cable and fairlead weighed in at 14Kg
That seems pretty light, I think about 25Kg is more reasonable so it must be a very short cable or a very thin cable ???

Anyway, a dynamica rope of 30Mtr by 8mm is about 2.5Kg but about $350.

Steve

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Both my winches run 500amp continuos at 12v isolators with a 2500amp maximum for 5 seconds, and both are fused with 500amp fuses.

Suitable parts are out there if you look around.

Absolutely right. I've fitted an isolator with a similar rating.

I've also fitted a fuse but a 400 Amp mega-fuse rather than 500 Amp, which was my original intention.

After much reading I realised that mega-fuses are a time delay fuse and a 500 Amp mega-fuse will not blow at a current of 500 Amp until its carried that current (if I recall correctly) for about a minute.

On the other hand, a 400 Amp mega-fuse will also carry a 500 Amp current but only for about two seconds before blowing. I figure that if I'm about to push my winch to its maximum current (490 amp) then that's the time to use a snatch block.

Basic key type isolators can handle 1000 amp draw for 10seconds, $30 from supercrap.
My Ironman winch even came with one in the box.

I used mine with very heavy duty cable and proper connections for quite a few winch pulls with no dramas.

In my opinion you must have an isolator, I have seen solenoids fused on and had the winch spooling continuously, was a mad rush to open bonnet, toolkit, find a spanner, and disconnect the winch lead to the battery.