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Old 23-06-2023, 09:35   #1
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Anchor windlass solenoid wiring

Attached is a Lofrans windlass wiring diagram. If you look at the "two wire" windlass diagram, you will see that the power for the solenoid switch is supplied on a separate low power (5 amp fuse) circuit directly from the battery to the solenoid through the foot switches. Is there any reason I can't take the power for the solenoid circuit directly from the high power (100 amp) supply at the solenoid? On the diagram, this would mean moving the wire with the 5 amp fuse on it from the positive terminal of the battery to the terminal marked "+" on the solenoid.
This would save on wire and would also mean that the foot switches and solenoid circuit were only energized when the windlass breaker was closed and not all the time as in the Lofrans diagram. There would be a few extra amps running through the supply cable but this shouldn't be an issue as I've never tripped the windlass circuit breaker. So, is there any reason I can't/shouldn't make this modification?
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Re: Anchor windlass solenoid wiring

No reason. That’s how I wired my Lofrans. Did still use a 5 amp fuse.
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No reason. That’s how I wired my Lofrans. Did still use a 5 amp fuse.
Okay, thanks.
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