Re: AMP's/Bats (was something else?)

[William Cunningham <slypigs@domain.elided>]

Tom Mandera wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, William Cunningham wrote:
>
> > Nice to know what RPM will be effective for recharging, I have winged it
> > in the past. Now I can tell the person recruited to stand on the breaks
> > to "hold it at 1400 RPM's as long as you are sitting there".
> > The winch is a Ramsey RE 8000, it draws much more than any winch I have
> > owned but it has never come close to getting hot.
>
> Willy,
>
> You need to just install a hand throttle!
>
> Most electric winches, using electromagnets, pull something in the
> neighborhood of 480amps at full load.
>
> The REP (permanent magnet) 8000 draws about 280amps, but it'll overheat
> sooner, and is a "lesser" winch... it's also cheaper ($400 gets you a new
> one)
>
> Somewhere around here I have a Winch Comparison article.. with draw
> rates, line speed, weight, etc for a number of popular winches..
>
> -Tom

Tom,

A hand throttle is a good idea but I still need some way of keeping the
"Whoa" on (hense the person with foot on pedal). I think I need new brake
pads in the back, I can stop just fine but the E-Brake leaves a lot to be
desired.
With a hand throttle a person could use both feet to brake with:-)

Willy