POWERWINCH 825 - Troubleshooting; Windlass Will Not Operate; Line Slipping When Retrieving; Chain Binds on Gypsy

CORRECTIVE
ACTTON
Windlass
will not
op€tate
1. Disconnacted
or
bad wirino
or
bad circuit
breakers
2. Bad
switch orcontrol
unh-
1. Start.checking
the wiring
at
th€ battery.
Bypass the
crrcun
breat(ers
andtestthe
windlass
bv runnino
a #2
gaug€
wir€
dirscilylromth€
batterytothll
switch:ll the
wrndtass
operates,
th€ circuil
breaksr
ot
sorn€ of the
wiring
betwaen
th€
battery
and
th€ ss/itch
is faulv.
Double
chack
lhe
wiring
and
connections.
tf the
probt€m
conltnu€s,
replace
lhe
circuit breakers.
Bypass
the citcuit
bteaker
to
dbgnose en
elec-
trical
prcblem
only.
Always
-use
e circuit
breaker
in normal
opeation.
2.
Bypass
the
switch and
itth€
windlass
operatas
prop-
edy,
check
the
wiring and
connactions
at the switch.
ll all
connections
are tight,
raplace
the switch.
Atter
replacing
the
switch and
problens
€xist,
replace
the
control
unit.
Line slipping when
r6tri€ving
Wrong rops
size
Loose
clutch
1.
Make sure
the
rope
size is
1l/ or S/8.
powerwinch
rope.
2 Tight€n
lhe
clutch
by flipping
the handte
open on
the
top
ot the
unit and
rotating
clockwisg.
Th€
cldch is
constructed
to occasionally
handl€
€xtrernev
hard
use.
Do not
be afraid
to app-ly
pressure
on the
alutch.
3.
Ch€ck
the
eye splice
.|or
tightnoss.
1. Wrong
chain size
Make
sure
lhe chain
sizs is
5/16.
or 3/8.
Drool
coil
chain.
It
the chain
is
iammed,
revorss
the
u;ltilto trse
lh6
chain-
WIRE
DIAMETER
=.394
TRADE
srzE
Proof
Coil
Specifications
Figure
8 5/16"
Proof
Coil
Figure
7
3i/8" Proof
Coil
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