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[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by EricH

How many wraps of cable do you have around your winch? I believe the recommended number is 2-3, looks like you don't have that many.

This would be a quick, light fix, involving a longer cable and whatever you use to attach the cable to the drum/terminate the cable. That's all you'd need. Depending on your setup, attaching the cable to the winch could work very well too.

It's one continuous cable and they terminate connected to the elevator plate. There is only one cable but the way it's setup I don't know how you would use more then one cable.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

It's one continuous cable and they terminate connected to the elevator plate. There is only one cable but the way it's setup I don't know how you would use more then one cable.

You don't need to use more than one. You just bring in a longer piece of cable.

As follows:
1) Unterminate one end of existing cable.
2) Terminate one end of new, longer cable where previous cable used to be.
3) Run new cable and unrun old cable along the same path, until you hit the winch drum.
4) Wrap new cable around drum about 3 times.
5) Continue #3 above until you reach the other termination point.
6) Terminate new cable (probably want to do a temporary termination here, and make it permanent later). Make sure old cable is gone.
7) Test.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

It's one continuous cable and they terminate connected to the elevator plate. There is only one cable but the way it's setup I don't know how you would use more then one cable.

A second cable is only needed if your lift plate is too light, or your friction is too heavy, for the lift to lower itself. As I read your posts, your first cable (pull on lift) is also your second cable (pull on lower). If this is correct, you can pretty much ignore the "second cable" posts.

Also, if this is correct (that is, your cable is doubly terminated on the chassis end), you can make your system more repeatable/reliable by adding more wraps to the shaft/axle/spool on the lift side. This basically means making a somewhat longer cable in the shop (add one or two wraps around that spool), including it in your WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, then replacing it on the Thursday of your competition.