Warn 8274 wiring
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FLCJ8
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- City
- Palm Bay
- State
- FL
My plan is using quick connects.
(This will also allow the ability to quickly attach jumper cables for helping jump other vehicles.)
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(This will also allow the ability to quickly attach jumper cables for helping jump other vehicles.)
Quick Connect Plugs
Quick connect Andeson SB series plugs to connect and disconnect your wire and cables. In stock, fast shipping and low prices!
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sdsupilot
CJ-8 Member
- City
- OKC
- State
- OK
I have always had my 8274s directly connected. Several folks in my wheeling group have tried circuit breakers and cut offs. Everyone is directly wired now after several failures and issues on recoveries. The issue is amp draw on long hard pulls. I think some of those heavy duty quick connect plugs from above would work if you did want a cut off.
Chamba
Not obsessed: focused.
- City
- Vero Beach
- State
- FL
I've run 8274s for over 35 years and always directly wired. I've probably amassed a collective 750,000 miles with 8274s hanging on the bumper. I've never, ever had any issues whatsoever.
I can't see why another failure point and a spot of greater resistance could be a benefit.
I can't see why another failure point and a spot of greater resistance could be a benefit.
- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
I use marine terminals on my battery top posts, connect reg pos/ neg wires to side posts.
Leave the neg winch cable on the marine terminal all the time, remove the pos winch wire until I need it.
When I need the winch, it's as simple as dropping the wire on and tightening down the wing nut.
Leave the neg winch cable on the marine terminal all the time, remove the pos winch wire until I need it.
When I need the winch, it's as simple as dropping the wire on and tightening down the wing nut.
Dave The Sparky
Rebuilding my CJ8 very,very slowly...
- City
- Halifax
- State
- UK
Good idea, I did this with the CJ6 when i had an electric winch and before i installed the hydraulic one, I still use it now for keeping the batteries charged up.My plan is using quick connects.
(This will also allow the ability to quickly attach jumper cables for helping jump other vehicles.)
Quick Connect Plugs
Quick connect Andeson SB series plugs to connect and disconnect your wire and cables. In stock, fast shipping and low prices!
I also installed a separate battery isolator switch just for the winch and just in case i needed to disconnect it in a hurry, maybe i am being overcautious or maybe its because i work with electricity every day and see the damage it can do.
- City
- Richmond
- State
- TX
I looked into using those connectors on my golf cart conversion (switch from lead acid to li-po batteries). None of them had amp ratings I was happy with. If you go that route, be sure to find the continuous amp rating of the conductors.My plan is using quick connects.
(This will also allow the ability to quickly attach jumper cables for helping jump other vehicles.)
Quick Connect Plugs
Quick connect Andeson SB series plugs to connect and disconnect your wire and cables. In stock, fast shipping and low prices!
FLCJ8
Legacy Registered User
- City
- Palm Bay
- State
- FL
I actually used some of the lower amperage ones on my golf cart for a 48vdc-120vac inverter.
How do you like the li-po set up?
The SB-350 are rated up to 500 amps (wire size dependent), the 8274 is well within the rating of these connectors.
- City
- Richmond
- State
- TX
Li-Po is great. I used Nissan Leaf cells, a charger from aliexpress, and a controller / balancer from Australia. I don’t deal with water levels, acid eating the frame, and the range is greater. I use the cart for hunting, so it being lighter also helps when the ground is soft. it also is faster with the higher voltage and better amp draw capacity of the Li-Po cells. I am still running the stock club car controller and motor. The controller is what is limiting the performance currently.
Buggies Gone Wild is the forum to find all kinds of mods possible.
Dave The Sparky
Rebuilding my CJ8 very,very slowly...
- City
- Halifax
- State
- UK
You also have to think about the cables sizing and the solenoids etc, none of it will be rated to run at very high amps for an extended period of time or you would be installing a cable the size of a radiator hose to cope with the amp draw and a plug and socket equally oversized.
sdsupilot
CJ-8 Member
- City
- OKC
- State
- OK
This. Winches have higher sustained loads than anything else in the Jeep. A short term load like the starter can have a high amp draw as well. The starter isn't expected to run for minutes at a time though.
- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
I haven't been on that board for awhile, because I haven't picked up a club for a few years.
I do need batteries for one of my carts though. What did the Li-Po run, and more importantly, what is the expected lifespam of those cells?
I don't use my carts much, so it sucks spending $700 for a set of batteries that go bad even if I'm not using the cart.
- City
- Richmond
- State
- TX
General build:
Leaf Battery swap in 2012 Club Car Precedent
Leaf Battery swap in 2012 Club Car Precedent All things Lithium
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I will need to dig up my password there to see what my final cost was. Can’t believe that was 5 years ago. Setup is running great. Had an issue where I lost a set of batteries due to a phantom power draw and did not have it plugged in. Also lost a bms to bad connections. Both were user caused issues. I now leave it plugged in 24-7-365. No issues since. I know the conversion is not cheap, but is close to the same cost as new batteries. If I had replaced with sla, I would need a new set now. Not so with the leaf cells.