Winch Wiring

I run one battery and I am just about to change to an optima red top. This will mean modding the fuse bracket to make some extra clearance.

I also have mates who run twin batteries pos to pos neg to neg, with no split systems or extra gubbins and have ran such with out issue for years. One of these guys runs a warn 8274 and does challenge events running the winch for hours each day over a weekend.

I have only the standard jimny battery, ive found this capable on a previous jimny and I'll stick with it as if the engines dead the winch wont run for long anyway even on two batteries.
On my previous car i pulled 6 cars out in succession from a 50 foot slippery slope, battery boiled a bit after 4 cars but was ok :laugh: I'm never alone laning, and even if i was if i take it slow and rest the battery a little it'll get me out of most places, I'm not doing winch challenges!

Gary

i own a Warn M800 winch and only run it from one standard battery ... but hey I have only ever used it with engine ruinning.

I'm with Gary, when i go out, I'm not alone and others have winches too.

I used to run with Two batteries on my old SJ413, the wiring and everything that comes with it, was a pain to fit!!

I suppose it really matters what/when you'll be using the Winch - if its in competitions, then get TWO GOOD Batteries, if its Green Laning and Pay 'n' Play, then stick with one Battery, maybe uprate it, but of course there's not much in the engine compartment to fit a larger battery!!

Good Luck!

Thanks for the responses chaps!

Those that run just one battery - have you changed any of the wiring / fuses on the car's standard wiring or just wired your winch straight to the battery with an isolator on the positive side?

As I mentioned when I first created this post, I had concerns about the original high amp fuses being caused to blow.

I take it none of you have experienced any probs with these?

Cheers

Kirkynut

Isolate the negitive line mate

I would normally isolate the neg side but have been led to believe that the positive side is the side to isolate on winch wiring - I suppose as long as the circuit is broken it's isolated.

Have you had any probs with the ignitin fuses?

Kirkynut