BruceK
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A while back, when I had Muir replace the windlass motor, the electrician doing the diagnosis said, with a wry smile, that my main 12V switch was being used as the winch main switch. There is a breaker on/off switch on the switch panel, it tripped once when we had a chain jam, but I think it`s a 20A like the others on the panel.
While I was replacing the windlass foot switch recently, a neighbour said I must have a proper breaker. Muir says to fit a 150A one, the motor is 1200watts.
Question is, where to put it? Inside the mainly enclosed under cover windlass pedestal box would be easy, would use the existing cables and be accessible. Should it go there, or should it be close to the main batt switch, where it will be hard to access? The back of the switch panel was in the fwd cabin but that part of the cabin is now the shower, so the "removable" access cover panel is kept sealed.
While I was replacing the windlass foot switch recently, a neighbour said I must have a proper breaker. Muir says to fit a 150A one, the motor is 1200watts.
Question is, where to put it? Inside the mainly enclosed under cover windlass pedestal box would be easy, would use the existing cables and be accessible. Should it go there, or should it be close to the main batt switch, where it will be hard to access? The back of the switch panel was in the fwd cabin but that part of the cabin is now the shower, so the "removable" access cover panel is kept sealed.