ok here is the question.
i have a polaris 500 sp 2000
i got the free winch a warner 2000
the dealer installed it
i was gona contact the dealer but i figured i would ask you'll first
it worked fine till about 2 weeks ago when it started only working when you winch something in
it would not winch out (meaning unspool)
you had to turn the **** to freespool to pull out cable
i have two switches a toggle
and a 2inch round grey in and out ****
the question is where should i look it seems maybe
a short? i did go in some water
but i thought that they were more water reistiance
than that
is there a fuse
o yea it does not work at all now
the winch is less thatn a year old

thanks
thanks

 

Check all of the electical connections; make sure they are tight and not corroded.

If you have a volt meter (or even a 12v bulb with wire soldered to it) you can check for voltage going to the solenoid; then check voltage coming out of the solenoid when it is turned on, and check for power at the terminals on the round switch. From your description of the problems, I would suspect the connections at the round switch.

If they are corroded, take the wires off (one-at-a time if you are not SURE about how to reconnect them) and clean the terminals and the wires. After you put the wires back on, coat the terminals & bare wire at the ends with Liquid Electrical Tape.

 

Cooneyjr: I'd first, isolate the problem: internal to winch motor, or external (battery-to-winch wiring circuit).

Release the freespool ****, pull out a length of cable; engage the freespool ****. DISCONNECT THE WINCH MOTOR TERMINAL WIRING CONNECTIONS (the winch control switch applies a shunt across these terminals when the switch is in the "OFF" position; you must disconnect the switch for this test.) Momentarily touch jumper cables from battery to winch motor terminals; if the motor turns, you know the problem's external; you can re-connect the switch. If the motor doesn't turn, take it off for repair.

Problem's external? Check battery connection to control switch (you call it a "toggle," I thought Warn used rotary switches). Connections clean, tight? Does the in-line solenoid relay work o.k., connecting the winch control switch when the ignition is on? (You can verify these items with a voltmeter, lightbulb as Prospector says, or by that old standby, the "spark" test.)

Check connections from the control switch to the winch motor terminals--clean & tight? Turn switch hard over "OUT" and "IN," you should get reversing polarity voltage output to the winch motor connections. If not, take the switch apart and clean and adjust it, if you can. If not, evacuate the switch for repair or get a new one.

Warn customer/warranty service is good, if you need to use it. Good luck.

Tree Farmer