Winch 3.0

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

robsmaze, that is badass

halt · Faceplant Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 47 City: sweden...

robsmaze, realy cool. super smooth!!
can you tell more about your setup?

robsmaze · Posted: May 20, 2010 11:00 pm Post subject:

my current version

i get 20 pulls with deep water starts

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Looks good rob!

mojo · Posted: May 21, 2010 12:43 am Post subject:

* A car's battery is designed to provide a very large amount of current for a short period of time. This surge of current is needed to turn the engine over during starting. Once the engine starts, the alternator provides all the power that the car needs, so a car battery may go through its entire life without ever being drained more than 20 percent of its total capacity. Used in this way, a car battery can last a number of years. To achieve a large amount of current, a car battery uses thin plates in order to increase its surface area.
* A deep cycle battery is designed to provide a steady amount of current over a long period of time. A deep cycle battery can provide a surge when needed, but nothing like the surge a car battery can. A deep cycle battery is also designed to be deeply discharged over and over again (something that would ruin a car battery very quickly). To accomplish this, a deep cycle battery uses thicker plates.

A car battery typically has two ratings:

* CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) - The number of amps that the battery can produce at 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) for 30 seconds
* RC (Reserve Capacity) - The number of minutes that the battery can deliver 25 amps while keeping its voltage above 10.5 volts

Typically, a deep cycle battery will have two or three times the RC of a car battery, but will deliver one-half or three-quarters the CCAs. In addition, a deep cycle battery can withstand several hundred total discharge/recharge cycles, while a car battery is not designed to be totally discharged.

if you are winching with your car you could use a little seatek charger in supply mode for constant power.

halt · Faceplant Joined: 05 Dec 2009 Posts: 47 City: sweden...

It is a good idea, but i don't whant to be depending of being near a car, so that whant work for me.
I belive that I could get somewhere between 30-50 600ft pulls with deep water starts with this battery setup. that would be almost a full day to ride.

optima yellow top is one of the best dc batterys on the market, (litium are better of course, and 5 times more expensive...)

http://www.optimabatteries.com/