[Rhodes22-list] Motor Lift Switch

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Thanks for that Bruce. I'm going to check it out. Geoff

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:36 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> On the off chance some of you might have done like me and dumped the motor
> lift remote overboard (having neglected to attach a float,) here is a
> switch that I had some difficulty finding but which works well for wiring
> in a more permanent solution for the winch.
>
> Purchased from GAMA Electronics:  30 Amp Rocker Switch Reverse Polarity DC
> motor control.  Item 129-PR-MOM.  (The MOM stands for "momentary" so when
> you push the upper rocker the motor rises as long as you hold the switch,
> then goes off when you let go.  Same on the lower rocker.)
>
> It's water resistant.  And it only requires four connections:  pos, neg,
> and a wire to each terminal on the winch.  And it's pretty small.  I
> mounted it on the lazarette bulkhead just under the seat drain channel.
>
> I always wondered what was going to happen when the battery on the remote
> died, which surely would have been while becalmed miles from home.  Now I
> won't have to worry.  At least as much.
>
> Bruce M
> Traverse City
> s/v Tuxedo
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