Just fitted the Runva winch to the Ute, which went well.
Now, where is the prefered location to put the solenoids?
Do they get mounted smack bang in the middle of the bullbar?
I'm guessing that higher than the water/mud level is the go.
I have room towards the rear of the engine compartment passenger side, but the cable run would be long.
I have mine in behind the top of the grill. Had to remove abit of the top plastic cover behind the grill.
Means I have to lift the bonet to plug in the controller, but also means no body can tamper with it.
That sounds like a good spot.
Are the solenoids water proof?, do I have to be concerned about dunking the whole show?
From what I have seen, getting them wet should not be a problem.
If that is the case then mounting close to the winch seems feasible.
That sounds like a good spot.
Are the solenoids water proof?, do I have to be concerned about dunking the whole show?
From what I have seen, getting them wet should not be a problem.
If that is the case then mounting close to the winch seems feasible.
I have the Albight solenoid mounted in a box, up at the top of the grill. 7 years now, been underwater a few times and not aproblem because the box is well sealed with silicone sealer.
See if I can dig up a photo
This is with the original Warn solenoids in a box. I now have the albright in the same place but a smaller box.
Hey mate,
I just installed an older warn winch, I actually replaced the big ass solenoid box with a small allbright 'style' solenoid. I think the new runva's have the newer allbright style anyway. IF so, getting wet is fine, they are totally sealed.
Cheers.
dont let anyone tell u that the albrights are water proof, done 3 now on the race car. all full of water. i would rather a standard warn over a albright for water tightness. altho if u monut them high in the engine bar u shouldnt have a problem.
Had my Albrights die from water ingress, was told by company when I bought new ones that sealing the body with silastic is the go, so agree, don't believe the waterproofness claims.
From a safety perspective, I mounted mine as close to the positive Batt terminal as possible. - that way youve only got a very short length of pretty meaty cable that has constant 12v power at high current with no protection,....
having said that, havent heard of too many times a winch cable has caused a fire as a result of a crash or worn through insulation...
From a safety perspective, I mounted mine as close to the positive Batt terminal as possible. - that way youve only got a very short length of pretty meaty cable that has constant 12v power at high current with no protection,....
having said that, havent heard of too many times a winch cable has caused a fire as a result of a crash or worn through insulation...
I did mount mine as close as I could, but then I also have the second battery so I can link both for winching. Because of this I was worried about having a big cable with no fuse.
I have used battery terminals from Projecta which have one big maxi fuse and two midi fuses mounted in the terminal. This way my whole car is fused directly at the battery.
I take all my albrights aparts and Bomb em with sikaflex before installing, have seen water in a few, but couple had small cracks in the housing from being over tightened.
got mine mounted next to my dual battery up near the firewall, its up as high as possible and protected from all the elements, got a kill switch mounted next to it aswell so it can only be activated if you pop the bonnet..
Right in front of the grill isn't ideal if you were in an accident, its the first spot to be crushed and then you've got a short. Not that the bullbar is a lot better....
I mounted my Albright inside the c section of the bullbar. It's been there for about 6 years now without issues. I primarily use the incab remote control but I did mount it so I could still plug in the hand controller if needed.
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