I would suggest not using off-road lights and a winch at the same time. The winch
is probably drawing between 200-400 amps depending on the load, so it needs all the
current it can get. You will need a huge alternator to keep the winch and anything
else happy during anything other than short pulls. Don't you have a non-stock
engine? If so, you should have no problems finding a smaller alt pully or larger
crank pully. The problems I might expect with higher ouput in a small package is
heat. Heat kills diodes and regulators. Whatever you do, also make sure your wiring
will handle the extra output.
Jean-Leon Morin wrote:
> This is the problem. The alternator doesn't put out enough amps to keep
> everything happy if I'm not driving at speed (2500 rpms). When everything is
> on and I am idling, I can see the lights dim, and as soon as I hit the gas
> everything is happy. Trying to use the winch and the off-road lights at the
> same time causes a major voltage drop.
>
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