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OK. has anyone set-up a winch on a Surf with the Winter Pack (twin starter batteries)?
I'm about to wire up all the auxiliary goodies we have to go in the car. This includes a Bushranger shower, spotlights, Compressor, Winch, Fridge, LED lights and chargers for laptops, cameras and phones. We have an Odyssey PC1500 battery and a split charge system to take care of the extras.
Most of the wiring is straight forward as it doesn't draw much with the exception of the winch.
The amp-draw on the winch under full strain and a loaded car is 415A. I've read on a few sites that most people use 35mm˛ welding cable. This cable generally is only good between 200A - 250A. I understand that 415A is the extreme maximum our winch will draw and often it will be much less, but I'd rather be on the safe side.
I'm planning on using some of this...
http://www.iem-services.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=667
which is rated up to 415A, so should be sufficient. Does anyone have any experience with this, is this over-kill as it's frickin' expensive?
My concern comes with having 3 batteries (2 starters and 1 house deep cycle). The split charger has an over-ride option to link all the batteries for things like winching and self-jumping. I can replace the split charge system wiring with the heavy duty cabling, but what about the 'in-parallel' starter battery wiring?
When the winch is in use, I'm guess it will draw power equally from all 3 of the batteries, so if the standard loom between the two starter batteries can't handle the Amps, will it fry?
I'm about to wire up all the auxiliary goodies we have to go in the car. This includes a Bushranger shower, spotlights, Compressor, Winch, Fridge, LED lights and chargers for laptops, cameras and phones. We have an Odyssey PC1500 battery and a split charge system to take care of the extras.
Most of the wiring is straight forward as it doesn't draw much with the exception of the winch.
The amp-draw on the winch under full strain and a loaded car is 415A. I've read on a few sites that most people use 35mm˛ welding cable. This cable generally is only good between 200A - 250A. I understand that 415A is the extreme maximum our winch will draw and often it will be much less, but I'd rather be on the safe side.
I'm planning on using some of this...
http://www.iem-services.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=667
which is rated up to 415A, so should be sufficient. Does anyone have any experience with this, is this over-kill as it's frickin' expensive?
My concern comes with having 3 batteries (2 starters and 1 house deep cycle). The split charger has an over-ride option to link all the batteries for things like winching and self-jumping. I can replace the split charge system wiring with the heavy duty cabling, but what about the 'in-parallel' starter battery wiring?
When the winch is in use, I'm guess it will draw power equally from all 3 of the batteries, so if the standard loom between the two starter batteries can't handle the Amps, will it fry?
....they come up on ebay, but not often. Buying one new is mega bucks. Don't be tempted by a cheaper Waco fridge.
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