I picked up an 9500 lb Ironman winch on eBay. I'm now trying to get it going. I'm sure I have all the leads hooked up right.
I didn't get a hand control with it so I'm shorting out the contacts in the control box socket to test the winch.
Nothing happens when I test it, nothing moves. The motor has 4 posts on it, a main 0v post (black) a centre red post (red) a black post (black/black) and a black and yellow post (black/yellow) to connect cables to. Of these, the main earth post (black) and the red post (red) appear to be shorted, they measure 0.1 ohms when I put the meter on 'em.
Between the earth post (black) and each of the other posts (black/black and black/yellow) there is about 280 ohms. Does this sound right??
Between the two black posts (black/black and black/yellow) there is about 0 ohms. Does this sound right??
When I have the winch hooked up to the battery, I can measure 12v from the earth to the black/black and black/yellow posts, but when I short out the pins on the control box, this drops down to about 0v. Does this sound right??
I'm thinking the motor is fried??
Any help greatly appreciated.
