Floe lift winch question

[Sinkoumn]

My winch switch crapped out on my Floe boat lift (I think it's the V-4200 lift, older winch style, not the screw drive system), since I hated the way the original switch was designed I am building a new remote swtich just like the ones they sell as a package (the orange 15' remote with the UP/DOWN buttons) and I wanted to double check on the amp draw.

I've never seen the fuse setup like they have on these winches (and IMO is a horrible design in that it makes it almost impossible to tighten down the wingnuts on the positive side of the battery terminal without busting your knuckles :x ). I attached the MSPaint pic just in case.

Can someone set me straight on this fuse setup? Basically I've never seen two fuses bridged like this. On one of the little fuse boxes it is labeled as 40A, so I am assuming that there are TWO 40 amp fuses that bridge the connection between the battery terminal and the supplying line to the winch. However, if you have two 40A fuses setup like this, is the total fuse protection 80A then?

Again I am guessing, but it seems reasonable that the amp draw from a winch is closer to 80A, rather than the labeled 40A; but I just wanted to double check before I setup my two relays (hence the question I am trying to answer - do I need 80A relays or 40A relays to setup my reversible switch?)

Thanks much in advance! :grin:

[harddock]

RE: Floe lift winch question

Did it pop the fues or did the motor just quit? Contact Floe and they will have an answer for you. I have the screw type 24v system and it has the same twin fues on the battery.

[Sinkoumn]

I actually got it all working - used two 80amp relays and my 15ft remote.

The reason it quit was the horrible design to reverse polarity on the winch motor (two posts that you twist the original controller on) - basically mine melted after being used over the years.

If anyone wants the diagram for a DIY let me know, always glad to help.