I'm working through some electrical on the truck and I'm at the winch. I've been trying to research the correct way to wire up a winch, but see a lot of different opinions.
The winch I have is from Harbor Freight, which is the Badlands Apex 12,000 lbs winch. I know... I know... But it was budget friendly for as little as I plan on using the winch. ?
The winch came with a battery disconnect, which I assume is rated for the max load the winch. The wiring diagram calls to wire the winch through the switch, then the switch to the battery. As I was buying all my other electrical accessories, it was recommended that I run the winch through a 300A fuse.
My questions:
The winch I have is from Harbor Freight, which is the Badlands Apex 12,000 lbs winch. I know... I know... But it was budget friendly for as little as I plan on using the winch. ?
The winch came with a battery disconnect, which I assume is rated for the max load the winch. The wiring diagram calls to wire the winch through the switch, then the switch to the battery. As I was buying all my other electrical accessories, it was recommended that I run the winch through a 300A fuse.
My questions:
- Can I skip the provided disconnect and go to the 300A fuse, then to the battery? (my preference)
- Or, can I skip the fuse and disconnect all together and go straight to battery?
- Or, do I do both the disconnect and the fuse, then to the battery?
- Or, just follow the instructions and do the disconnect and skip the fuse, then to the battery?