What Is a Winch Solenoid

The winch solenoid is an electromagnetic switch that is activated when current from the battery is directed to the solenoid by pressing the activation switch. The activation of the solenoid sends current to the winch motor and the motor begins to turn the winch drum.

How does a winch solenoid work?

The winch solenoid is an electromagnetic switch that is activated when current from the battery is directed to the solenoid by pressing the activation switch. The activation of the solenoid sends current to the winch motor and the motor begins to turn the winch drum.

Why does a winch have 4 solenoids?

There are 4 solenoids in a standard winch control box because this is how many are required to switch two poles. Whether it be a permanent magnet motor (Milemarker) and the (+)/(-) are reversed, or a stator coil motor (Warn) where the field coils are reversed with (+).