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Post  tm659 Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:48 am

can i run a 3 racing winch directly off a 7.4v lipo battery

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7.4v 350mah losi micro battery - momentery on/off/on switch wired to do the forward/reversing - 3racing winch

no circuits at all?

(ps. i know how to wire the switch and stuff)

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Post  WIDELOAD Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:31 am

Yeah they will, they are designed to run of straight 2s lipo. So no issues at all.
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Post  Rustykaos Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:27 am

From my understanding it is only when you go up to a 3s that you start to have issues.
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Post  Aperture Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:55 pm

i run my 3racing winch off a small 6v nm battery under the bonnet of the hilux. that way i get no issues with draining the main battery if you are worried.
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Post  RiZZa Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:37 am

On another note, how do the racing winches like the wet stuff ?
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Post  WIDELOAD Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:51 am

RiZZa wrote:On another note, how do the racing winches like the wet stuff ?

The winches themselves are fine, just clean & lube the gear box after you've been out bogging. The control units dont like wanter at all, so keep them high & dry and it'll be fine.
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Post  Aperture Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:47 am

i have actually put my transceiver inside an empty match box. perfect fit and then bound the whole thing up in electrical tape. no more water probs.
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Post  tm659 Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:13 am

the battery im gunna power the winch off is a small losi micro lipo battery mounted inside a tictac box with the toggle switch inside it, wire down to a plug and hook it up like a plug in winch not remote.....

(i dont have a 3rd channel on my controller and dont have a wireless winch)

my 3racing winch still looks like new and shes been drenched many times......

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Post  tm659 Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:17 pm

its done and it works.......

battery next to a losi mini rx for size comparison
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battery, came with my losi micro (seems to last a while dragging my truck up and down)
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just gotta peel the stickers off, paint the casing and should look sweet
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used the small hole on the bar for a mounting position
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proof it works (WOOHOO......)
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Post  Aperture Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:25 pm

very neat....except when the front of your truck is buried down in the mud how do you get at the plug ? not allowed to touch your truck when winching. ie lift it up to plug the switch in.

had you thought about mounting the plug a little higher, somewhere where it wont get filled with mud and dirt and be readily accessable if need be.

otherwise very ingenious and I have learnt something very cool. cheers
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Post  tm659 Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:55 pm

yup, after i took the shots and actually looked at it i thought it might need to be re-located, thinken about using the fuel cap on the fake tank on the honcho tray

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Post  Ads Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:59 pm

fuel tank swith is genius, i like it. thats a nice set up mate, how many winches you rekon you might get out of the small battery before it starts to struggle?

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Post  tm659 Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:04 am

i got 2metres of stainless wire around the winch and during test i dragged my honcho up and down my screen door about 13 times b4 i started getten bored and never once seemed to lag or strain and my truck weighs a friggen tonne after some of my latest work.... plus thats vertical pulls with no wheel assist, on ground it should be sweet

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Post  Ads Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:20 am

yea the vert lift is defintaly the big test. cool you shouldnt have any dramas out on the trails at all then.

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Post  scottb Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:44 am

Great job Justin.....the false fuel cap idear is the go, 10/10 for comming up with the idear mate. Its just like a real one with the hand remote.
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