Ok i'm not much of a electricly master here but... here go's
Ok i have a warn A2000 winch i have it wired with the solonoid. OK the red wire that needs to be sppiced in to wire to give it power.... well i was htinkg about putitng a togle switch in there so i can turn the power off to the wich completley. I want this so i ca nleave my key on wihtout having to worry about it draining my battery. is this a good idea?

 

In my opinion and this is just an opinion, I would not put a switch on the winch because when you do use it I would think that it would build up a lot of heat and eventually fry the switch. And the winch is not going to draw anything from your battery unless you are using it, and when you are using it the machine should be running to generate power to keep the battery charged while you draw off of it with the winch. I just bought a 2000# winch also for my sportsman but haven't got around to putting it on yet but I will deffinately will not put a switch on it other than the one on the winch. I hope this helps you out a little and remember the more splices and connections you have the more chance of having a problem and corrosion are there too.

 

I assume you wired up your winch according to Warn instruction, the solenoid control voltage terminal is connected to the ignition switch, closing the solenoid relay when the ignition switch is turned on.

Yes, the solenoid draws (minimal) power all the time your ignition switch is on (the indicator lights and ignition system draw power then also), but: why would you leave your ignition switch on if you are not running the engine? Just askin'!

Diogenes

 

well i also wanna put the switch in there so it saves wear on my solonoid. I hear that if they are on alot that they wear out alot faster.

 

Been using solenoids for many years without wearing one out. Don't worry about it.

 

Dude,

You are just going to cause yourself a weak link in your electrical system if you put a switch in. Warn would have sent one with there product if it was that crucial. I leave mt switch on all the time for lighting at night. I have not had any issues as of yet. It is a pretty solid setup and as long as you followed the directions properly you should be fine.

 

I have 2000 Sportsman & I bought a Warn 2000# winch. It came with a toggle switch to engage the solinoid. I installed it for the same reason you want to install one. I have never had any problem with this setup.

 

my dealer installed a switch on mine. mounted on headlight besell. seems to work fine. left it on one night a batt. was dead next day thought. dont forget to shut it off.

 

Wire the toggle switch through the ignition switch and you wont have that problem.

 

that wont overload the switch. i know it just turns on the solenoid. but lights on plowing with winch lifting plow.