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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup | 2009-06-14 01:06:57 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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I just finished fabricating a rear winch mount for my Wife's 2009 Renegade 500. I turned out really well. Due to the problematic electrical system on the Renegades when it comes to running a winch I designed the rear winch mount to hold an additional battery for winching too. The second battery has yet to be added but you can see in the photos where it will go. It will fit to the righ of the stock battery and just below the solenoids. I will have to do some more cutting to the removable plastic shroud which covers the solenoids but this shoud be no problem. The first pic is from the left hand side and it is a 2000lb superwinch that I have installed. They are nice and compact.
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2008 Griz 700 FI EPS
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup | 2009-06-14 01:08:35 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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Pic on centre from rear.
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2008 Griz 700 FI EPS
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup | 2009-06-14 01:09:57 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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Pic from right side.
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2008 Griz 700 FI EPS
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-10-31 20:06:27 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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Completed some upgrades today to my Renegade 500 dual battery setup. I wired the winches, front and rear, to the second battery and separated the two batteries with an electronic diode type isolator. The setup works great and I can now winch at idle (until the second battery dies of course)without the computer freaking out and killing the motor. Both batteries charge but there is now no drain from main battery to the second battery when the winches are operated. Before the isolator this would drop the main battery voltage far enough that the computer would go into a mode where the idle would get very rough and the motor would promptly die. The only way to winch before adding the isolator was to keep the revs over 4000rpm. I'll include a few pictures and a scan of the stock and "option 2" wiring diagram that I used to make this system work. Its a tight squeeze for the second winch contactor and isolator but they do fit with a little work.
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-10-31 20:13:20 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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A shot of the bottom of the isolator showing where I had to trim away some of the heat sink fins to provide clearance for the shift linkage.
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-10-31 20:23:24 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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A shot of the rear winch and second battery.
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-10-31 20:34:42 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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Here is the wiring diagram. Stock is what came from the factory. Option 2 is the one to use. Run the red wire from the voltage regulator to the ALT(centre)terminal of the isolator. Terminal 1 of the isolator runs to the positive main battery unswitched side of the starter solenoid. Terminal 2 of the isolator runs to the positive terminal of the secondary battery.
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-10-31 20:59:34 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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One more thing....install an auto reset 30 amp breaker close to the battery on the positive wire that runs to terminal two of the isolator.
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mrgreen
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-11-04 21:09:42 |
Posts: 5
Chico, California , USA
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great job vince looks clean. I havent even had to use my front winch yet but after reading about the can am's electrical warning lights ect. ive been thinking of running 2 battery's no you got me thinking maybe 2 winches. Really in most case's im going to want to go back not forward once im stuck so good idea.
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Full Out
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-11-06 01:11:08 |
Posts: 19
Courtenay, British Columbia , Canada
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Not to be negative, but why would you want all that extra weight? Not to mention messing with Can Am electrical systems is just asking for trouble. I have been seriously stuck before, and never have I needed a rear winch, and a 2nd battery seems so unnecessary. Just keep your RPM's up when winching. 5k RPM is plenty to keep the dreaded "low battery" away.
Once again, I'm not trying to be a dick. It's just my point of view on this setup.
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2009 Renegade 800 X
26' Maxxis 'Zillas on 14' ITP SS108 rims
BRP accessories - Heated grips and thumb, Bark busters, Center skid pan, XT1500 Warn winch
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Vince20001
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-11-07 00:06:05 |
Posts: 52
Port Clements, British Columbia , Canada
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Where we ride it is often easier coming out backwards than forwards...sometimes not so much. Two winches ALWAYS solve whatever problem you get yourself into and you can take care of it alone.
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RENO
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Subject: Renegade rear winch and dual battery setup - UPDATE | 2009-11-07 12:15:58 |
Posts: 7741
Grand Junction, Colorado , USA
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Very clean installation , Very nice presentation.
Thanks for sharing
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