My rocker switch does not always work on the in mode how do i tell if it is switch or contactor
By Martin
Answer QuestionI have attached a helpful fault finding guide to test your winch contactor below; 1. To determine if you have a bad contactor first check to see if the battery has sufficient voltage to power the winch and that there is a power wire hooked to the battery. 2. Look for any faulty wiring issues. (i.e. exposed wires that might be contacting the frame or disconnected wires). 3. If there is no issues with the battery or the wiring and the contactor still does not work, trouble shooting the contactor may begin. 4. First unplug the pigtail wires for the remote small black and green wires. 5. To find out if the contactor is working, take the green wire coming from the contactor and touch it to red (positive) post on the contactor. There should be a clicking sound inside the contactor when the green wire touches the red post. 6. Repeat this step with the black wire. 7. If contactor clicks with both wires the contactor is functioning correctly. 8. If the contactor does not click with either wire, tap contactor lightly. 9. Then repeat the wire test. 10. If the green wire works but not the black (or vice versa) tap contactor lightly and repeat the wire test. 11. If the contactor does not click you may have a bad contactor.