[Rhodes22-list] Motor Lift Switch

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The one Bruce refers to, I believe, is the one Stan installs.  If not, it is quite similar. 

Bob in Stuart, FL

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> On Nov 7, 2015, at 4:15 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Ted,
> 
> That's not the one I used.  Here's mine:
> http://www.gamainc.com/site/epage/130244_941.htm.
> 
> As for wiring, there's a red and a white wire from the boat battery to a
> block (which is the receiver for the remote)  located on the port side of
> the lazarette near the winch and then wires from the block to the winch. 
> Remove the ones from the block/controller that lead to the winch.  Add one
> wire from the red side of the block to the connector in the middle of the
> switch on the side that has a label, and wire the white side of the block to
> the other center pole on the switch.  Then run wires from the remaining two
> poles on the switch to the terminals on the winch.  It doesn't make any
> difference which of those wires to which terminal, but if after installing
> the switch in the lazarette bulkhead the motor goes down when you push the
> up side of the rocker, then simply swap those last two wires on the back of
> the switch.
> 
> Alternatively, I think you could disconnect the wires from the remote
> controller, and connect them directly to the switch with some added wire,
> bypassing the remote controller entirely.  
> 
> When cutting a square hole to insert the switch, err on the side of too
> small and sand your way to the "right size."   The spec says the switch is
> .83" x 1.48" and I thought that was the size I cut.  Fortunately, whatever I
> cut was too small and I just kept enlarging it in increments until the
> switch snapped into place.  If you cut too large, the switch won't mount
> properly -- it's held in by tensioners on the side of the switch.
> 
> In the meantime, put a float on the remote.  At least you'll have a chance
> if you lose it overboard before you get the switch installed.  
> 
> By the way, I don't know if you keep the remote controller hooked in the
> circuit what would happen if you tried to use the remote.  Maybe both the
> switch and the remote would work at your option, but then maybe neither
> would work.  Somebody who actually understands electricity might be able to
> advise on that.
> 
> Hope that helps.  Good luck.
> 
> Bruce
> s/v Tuxedo
> 
> 
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