DC motor/battery/solenoid info needed
DC motor/battery/solenoid info needed
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I know very little about electric motors (my expertise is landslides!) and need some basic information please bear with me.
I am trying to power a winch with a dc motor and need to figure out what I will need before I make a purchase. The type of winch I am looking at is fairly expensive so I'd like to know as much about it as I can before spending the money.
The application will require a winch with a DC motor and the model I am looking at draws a load ranging from 35 to 100 amps. I am not putting a full capacity load on the winch so I prob won't be drawing anything close to 100 amps and if I do it prob won't last even a minute I will probably be drawing 50-60amps for most of the time it is operating. I need to operate the motor for about 5 minutes at a time for a minumum of 4 times and preferably 6-8+ times before recharging the battery
I currently own a deep cycle battery has an amp hour rating of 99 and the manufacturer's rep says it will run a 107 amp load for 30 minutes.
The motor comes with a 100 amp solenoid to control power to the unit.
my questions are:
1)what is the role of the solenoid in operating the motor and interfacing between the battery and the motor?
2)what gauge of cable or wire should I use for connecting everything (distance between the battery and motor will be about 10 feet) and how does the length of the wire affect it?
3)how do I estimate out how long my battery will last before I will need to recharge it?
I am trying to power a winch with a dc motor and need to figure out what I will need before I make a purchase. The type of winch I am looking at is fairly expensive so I'd like to know as much about it as I can before spending the money.
The application will require a winch with a DC motor and the model I am looking at draws a load ranging from 35 to 100 amps. I am not putting a full capacity load on the winch so I prob won't be drawing anything close to 100 amps and if I do it prob won't last even a minute I will probably be drawing 50-60amps for most of the time it is operating. I need to operate the motor for about 5 minutes at a time for a minumum of 4 times and preferably 6-8+ times before recharging the battery
I currently own a deep cycle battery has an amp hour rating of 99 and the manufacturer's rep says it will run a 107 amp load for 30 minutes.
The motor comes with a 100 amp solenoid to control power to the unit.
my questions are:
1)what is the role of the solenoid in operating the motor and interfacing between the battery and the motor?
2)what gauge of cable or wire should I use for connecting everything (distance between the battery and motor will be about 10 feet) and how does the length of the wire affect it?
3)how do I estimate out how long my battery will last before I will need to recharge it?





RE: DC motor/battery/solenoid info needed
RE: DC motor/battery/solenoid info needed
2- Best option is to select the cable to handle the full load ( 100 amperes) copper #2 AWG 75 °C cover.
3- You should recharge your battery as OperaHouse recommended. For 60 amperes load, t = 35(AH)*60(min)/60(amp) = 35 minutes, that means recharge the battery after 35 minutes operating with 60 amperes.