Piginajeep

i would call superwinch and see what they say

wheezer

Looks like some sort of fuseable link to me. Its purpose is to actually melt and break the circuit if it happens to get overloaded and get hot. Odd thing to have on a winch set up. Especially under the hood directly connected to the battery pos. teminal.

CTNEDGE

Just 2 cents worth. First thing that crossed my mind is also fuseable link.

Black08X

That's obviously a flux capacitor, sheesh don't you guys know anything?

Here is what it looks like once you install it.




Just don't get your Jeep up to 88 mph after you install it or this could happen.






God knows where you'll end up.

bigbluejk

redneck is right. well the part about the circuit breaker, not the flux capacitor. lol. You attach one side to the batt. the other to the pos winch wire. One small spot redneck is wrong on is the capacity of it not being enough. With them all in parallel like that you have to add the amperage capacity of each breaker. so if they are all 50amp and there are 3 breakers on that strip, then the whole unit breaks at 150. If it is (1) 50 and (2) 30s, add it all up and you have a 110 amp breaker.


The way that they designed that thing is odd. It leaves a lot that can arc on something. Make sure that where you put it there is no metal or wires for it to bump. Those plates and bolts will all be hot, so keep them away form anything. If you can put the whole thing over the plastic top of the battery, it would be a good start, IMO. Good luck!

BTW, what do the individual breakers have stamped on them?

AZJeeper

Definitely circuit breakers. See this article for more information:

off-roadweb.com/tech/0803or_superwinch_x_s_series_trailer_winch/index.html


Or here to buy a replacement:

store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=SPW-8932332

JK08MCS

I am woundering if you already have one in that little black box and the guys during assembly just dumped it in your box just to get rid of the darn thing

dyolfknip

There isnt one in the solenoid box (I know, I have had mine apart A LOT due to the fact that I added my own wireless BOX and relocated my solenoids to in the engine compartment.) It is a CCT Break/Fuse. It also came with my 8500. It is in the instructions that you mount in on the pos side. I have also seen guys run without them. I have mine mounted and there are no arcing issues.

JMP8562

is it a 12000# winch or bigger wich might make it a 24 volt / 12 volt adaptor

dyolfknip

that would be a step up or step down transformer. It isn't that. Explained what it is above.