Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or a
bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>

 

Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or a
bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>

 

Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or a
bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>

 

It worked properly when I wired up my selonoids - but only for 30 seconds.
Now it doesn't even work the way he showed me.

Carl


"Earle Horton" <nursebusters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1128755828.cd3e1a0f02c80981fd39c1cfc6b560c2@t eranews...
> Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
> rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
> wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or
> a
> bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.
>
> Earle
>
> "Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
>> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at
>> a
>> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>>
>> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
>> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but
>> kept
>> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
>> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool,
>> while
>> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
>> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>>
>> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
> motor,
>> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
>> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
> one
>> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
> motor
>> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
> really
>> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
> only
>> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>>
>> What gives?
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>
>

 

It worked properly when I wired up my selonoids - but only for 30 seconds.
Now it doesn't even work the way he showed me.

Carl


"Earle Horton" <nursebusters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1128755828.cd3e1a0f02c80981fd39c1cfc6b560c2@t eranews...
> Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
> rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
> wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or
> a
> bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.
>
> Earle
>
> "Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
>> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at
>> a
>> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>>
>> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
>> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but
>> kept
>> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
>> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool,
>> while
>> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
>> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>>
>> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
> motor,
>> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
>> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
> one
>> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
> motor
>> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
> really
>> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
> only
>> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>>
>> What gives?
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>
>

 

It worked properly when I wired up my selonoids - but only for 30 seconds.
Now it doesn't even work the way he showed me.

Carl


"Earle Horton" <nursebusters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1128755828.cd3e1a0f02c80981fd39c1cfc6b560c2@t eranews...
> Now if I read you right, the motor works properly when the guy from the
> rebuild shop hooks it up using a jumper cable, but not when you have it
> wired into your system. This could be a poor connection at the battery or
> a
> bad battery cable. Or what Bill said.
>
> Earle
>
> "Carl" <carlsaiyed@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:opidnXvx-dr0udreRVn-gA@comcast.com...
>> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at
>> a
>> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>>
>> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
>> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but
>> kept
>> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
>> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool,
>> while
>> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
>> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>>
>> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the
> motor,
>> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
>> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the
> one
>> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the
> motor
>> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only
> really
>> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces
> only
>> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>>
>> What gives?
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>
>

 

Back to the rebuild shop. They get to do it over again. Remind them that
this thing is designed to run at starter motor amperages for several
minutes at a time.

Carl wrote:
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>

 

Back to the rebuild shop. They get to do it over again. Remind them that
this thing is designed to run at starter motor amperages for several
minutes at a time.

Carl wrote:
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>

 

Back to the rebuild shop. They get to do it over again. Remind them that
this thing is designed to run at starter motor amperages for several
minutes at a time.

Carl wrote:
> Got a new selonoid pack on my warn MX8085 and had the MRV-B-7 rebuilt at a
> local shop. New armature, brushes, ect.
>
> Re-installed everything today and was in the process of spooling in my
> cable. About 1/4 of the way through, the winch slowed down a lot, but kept
> pulling. About 30 seconds later, the selonoids just clicked rapidly, no
> winch movement. The power in cable was getting RED hot. Let it cool, while
> manually spooling in about 30 ft of cable. Tried again, no dice. Power in
> just gets really hot. Everything is hooked up properly.
>
> There are three poles on the winch. Two on the far right side of the motor,
> one isolated on the left. The guy at the rebuild shop put a jumper cable
> from my battery on either of the two at the right, and shorted it to the one
> on the left with a screwdriver to bypass the selonoids to show me the motor
> worked. I removed the seloniods and tried it this way, producing only really
> big sparks. Putting any kind of power to the pole on the left produces only
> exorberant amounts of sparks.
>
> What gives?
>
> Carl
>
>