winch power cables?
02-08-2010 | 10:58 AM
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winch power cables?
what is the tipical gage size of the power/ground cables for a 8500lbs winch. i have the LP8500 from superwinch and i'm going to relocate the control solenoids under the hood.
02-08-2010 | 11:01 AM
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02-08-2010 | 01:36 PM
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ABAFP (figure that one out).
My winch will draw up to 430 amps, not sure what's typical.
Tough to find wire "ampacities" for the kind of current winches can draw. Most charts I found list only ~200Amps for 2ga wire, not much more for 0ga, etc.
But wire length comes into account... since winch cables are short I'm sure 2ga etc is OK.
My winch will draw up to 430 amps, not sure what's typical.
Tough to find wire "ampacities" for the kind of current winches can draw. Most charts I found list only ~200Amps for 2ga wire, not much more for 0ga, etc.
But wire length comes into account... since winch cables are short I'm sure 2ga etc is OK.
Last edited by noot; 02-08-2010 at 04:28 PM.