On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:33:12 +0700, Bruce
wrote:


Re these 12 VDC continuous duty contractors available from the auto
parts with the capacity to carry starting amperage. Can you elaborate
a bit as I could sure use some of these to wire my power up/down
anchor winch.

The winch manufacturers sell special contactor packages for this
purpose.. I expect that these things are mechanically and/or
electrically interlocked so that they will not put a short across the
battery if you try to raise and lower the anchor simultaneously. Such
a situation _is_ possible if you aren't careful how you wire up
individual contactors.



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