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battery and windlass

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battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » August 24th, 2020, 10:31 am

I have a 2000 396 Aft Cabin. The windlass is running very slowly and to get it to work I have to turn off all other electrical devices. Could I need a new battery and, if so, which battery is sending power to the Maxwell Freedom 800 windlass? Help!!

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Re: battery and windlass

Postby bud37 » August 24th, 2020, 11:01 am

Not sure of wiring, maybe the house battery....but the question, do you have the engines running when you operate the windlass ?

If you check the batteries separately with a voltmeter as the windlass is operated ( you will see a volt drop ) you should find the battery it is wired to in my opinion. Also check all your battery connections for corrosion and loose connectors etc.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » August 24th, 2020, 11:31 am

Thanks. There are six batteries so I will need to check each one. And I do have the engines running when operating the windlass.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tomschauer » August 24th, 2020, 12:07 pm

Also check the power cable connections at the windless motor.
May want to check there first.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » September 7th, 2020, 10:01 am

So..... I checked the batteries, all better than 12v and checked all the connections and no problems there. Is it possible I need a new windlass motor? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby bud37 » September 7th, 2020, 10:14 am

tgebler wrote:Source of the post So..... I checked the batteries, all better than 12v and checked all the connections and no problems there. Is it possible I need a new windlass motor? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.


When you say better than 12volts....how much....because a fully charged battery should be around 12.7 volts after the surface charge is gone.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » September 9th, 2020, 7:18 pm

My multimeter shows over 13 volts. any thoughts?
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » September 9th, 2020, 7:37 pm

Will is the best!!! I just him an email and he called me with in 15 minutes. He gave me several things to check and explained electrical service to a novice. If anyone has a windlass issue, reach out to him first. Thanks for the referral.
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Re: battery and windlass

Postby tgebler » September 9th, 2020, 7:38 pm

that is Will at Vetus/Maxwell. wvrooman@vetus.com
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