o/t 12 volt winch

JD2ACWD · Dec 27, 2009

dumb question- is it possible to run a 12 volt winch with a 6 volt battery? thanks

teddy52food · Dec 27, 2009

Try it, but if it runs I don't think it will have much power.

tractorsam · Dec 27, 2009

It might run, very slowly. Chances are that if you try to load it up at all you'll burn the motor up due to the excessive current it'll try to draw. Sam

John T · Dec 27, 2009

Well it may be "possible" (never say never lol one might modify it etc) HOWEVER its not a good thing, it likely wont perform well if at all dependant upon the load, and could even damage the unit.

YOU NEED TO USE A 12 VOLT BATTERY

John T

Wilson · Dec 27, 2009

I use garden tractor battery 12 volt

old · Dec 27, 2009

Well that is a yes no or maybe thing. Ya it would most like turn. No it would not have enough power to do any thing and maybe you would burn up the motor. It would be sort of like taking a 6 volt battery and trying to start you car or truck with it it might do so but not likely that it would in fact start and if it has a computer who knows what the computer would do

John T · Dec 27, 2009

Im mailing your missing Page 3 tomorrow my friend

John T

MarkB_MI · Dec 28, 2009

Under no load, it will turn half as fast on six volts as it would on twelve. Under a stall (zero rpm) condition, the torque will be half as much. That's all theoretical, of course. In practice the short answer is "no".

Anonymous-0 · Dec 28, 2009

The maximum current a 12 volt DC motor will draw from a 6 volt battery will be half what it would draw from a 12 volt battery. Low voltage means high current only on an AC induction motor, no on a DC motor.

Gerald J.

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