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- Page 1 P R O D U C T M A N U A L RA6503 50QT ORBIT WINCH , 3 SPEED ™ Winch Versions: Version 0.0-1.0 996315—Rev.1.0...
- Page 2 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ INTRODUCTION Your Ronstan Orbit Series winch is ready to provide you with many years of easy sail handling and reliable service. Ronstan has been designing and manufacturing equipment for sailboats for more than 70 years. We are also known for our range of Andersen Stainless Steel Winches , recognised ®...
- Page 3 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ SAFETY NOTICES Read All Safety Notices and Product Manuals Do not install or operate this winch before reading and fully understanding the contents of this Product Manual. Stay Alert When Operating Winches are very powerful and have the potential to cause significant damage and/or serious injury if used improperly or without due caution and vigilance. Operators Must Be Trained Help prevent significant damage and/or serious injury by ensuring any person operating a winch has a thorough understanding of its proper operation and is aware of the potential hazards involved.
- Page 4 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ EXPLODED VIEW Detail 21 Detail 21.1 25.5 21.2 25.1 21.3 Detail 25.2 28.1 28.2 21.4 25.3 21.5 28.5 25.4 21.6 28.3 28.6 21.1 28.4 28.7 21.7 25.6...
- Page 5 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ PARTS LIST Item No. Description Part No. Self-tailing arm assembly 996145 Refer to the diagrams Closing washer 996065 and the exploded view Screw 996063 for part and assembly details. Locking pin 996015 Self tailer & QuickTrim™ assembly 996138 Winch Pawl &...
- Page 6 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ Installation Required for the installation: • Spanner, to suit mounting nuts. • 6 x M8 or 5/16” Grade 316 stainless steel fasteners (length as required for deck thickness). Use of A4-70 DIN7991 hexagon socket cylinder head screws •...
- Page 7 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ Step 3: Remove the drum: Grip the top of the drum assembly [8] with your fingers and pull vertically upward to remove it from the centre stem [15]. As the winch is not fixed to the deck yet, you may need to push gently with your thumbs against the central drive shaft [11] to separate the parts.
- Page 8 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ Step 8: 0° 0° Self-Tailing Arm Orientation: 270° 90° 270° 90° This image can be used as a guide to the orientation of the self-tailing arm [1] in typical locations on the deck. The self-tailing arm should be positioned to allow the rope to drop clear of the winch as 180°...
- Page 9 ™ About the QuickTrim ™ feature. QuickTrim™ is a patented innovation in self-tailing winches unique to Ronstan. It allows easing of line tension to make minor sail trim adjustments without the need to remove the line from the self tailer.
- Page 10 Pawls should be inspected, and springs should be replaced every second year. It is important to use only genuine Ronstan or Andersen brand pawls and springs in your winch.
- Page 11 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ Using the 6mm hex key remove both grub screws [30], springs [31] and plungers [32]. Inspect and clean parts. Lightly grease the plungers [32] before reassembling. Use a medium strength thread lock on the grub screws [30] when reassembling. It’ s important to ensure the grub screws [30] are tightened and flush with the centre stem [15].
- Page 12 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ 16. Hold the top clutch [26] approximately 10mm from the top of the overdrive gear [28]. 17. While holding the top clutch [26] in this raised position, drop the drive shaft [11] in from the top of the centre stem [15]. 18.
- Page 13 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ 24. Lift the centre stem [15] including the drive shaft [11] from the base plate [22] to expose the gears. 25. Remove the central gear assembly [25] and set aside. 26. Remove the drive gear [18] and axle pin [24] and set aside. 27.
- Page 14 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ 33. Clean all gears, pawls and pawl springs with a brush and white mineral spirits to remove old grease and contaminants. Reassemble gear assemblies. 34. Apply a very thin film of Andersen Winch Grease to the pawls. Do not use any other kind of grease for this purpose. Take care to assemble with springs in the correct orientation as shown below.
- Page 15 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ 40. Replace the roller bearing assembly [9] and ball bearing race [10]. Both are self-lubricating and must not be greased. 41. Replace the drum and self tailing arm as per steps 7 and 8 from the installation instructions. 42.
- Page 16 Check any printed/reproduced copies match the dimensions indicated at 1:1 scale prior to use. Drum 6 holes ⌀ ⌀ 182mm (7 5/32”) 8.30mm (5/16”) Base Plate ⌀ ⌀ 172mm (6 25/32”) 156mm (6 5/32”) Line Entry Self-tailer arm can be fitted in 8 positions. 996220 - Rev.1 www.ronstan.com...
- Page 17 RA6503 WITH QUICKTRIM™ 50QT ORBIT WINCH ™ WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION & SUPPORT www.ronstan.com WARRANTY www.ronstan.com/warranty office@ronstan.dk www.ronstan.com...
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