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P R O D U C T M A N U A L FOR USE WITH: RA6402 ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V RA640201100 TO SUIT SELF-TAILING ORBIT WINCH 40QT ™ RA640201101 SERIAL No.: RA640201200 Winch Versions: RA640201201 V40 V1.0 >...
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SAFETY NOTES FEATURES WINCH PARTS LIST AND EXPLODED VIEW MOTOR PARTS LIST MOTOR EXPLODED VIEW INSTALLATION DRILLING TEMPLATE PUSH BUTTON ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DIAGRAM QUICKTRIM™️...
40QT 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 ®...
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V 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.
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V FEATURES • Highest quality winch featuring a machined aluminium drum for light weight and ultimate durability, vertical Power Ribs™ for maximum grip and minimum rope wear, and superior engineering for reliability, long service life and low maintenance.
17.2 Screw SS, M3 x 10 Cross CSK Head SC3-310 *These parts from the manual 40QT winch are not used when installed as an 17.3 E1 elecric winch Winch Pawl & Spring Kit RA710052 contains 8 pawls and 16 springs.
Push button, with stainless steel cover RA582010 Push button, with stainless steel cover with hole RA582020 Circuit breaker 70Amp, (suits 40QT E1 24 Volt) RA590070 Circuit breaker 150Amp, (suits 40QT E1 12 Volt) RA590150 * 991023 spindle nut socket tool [59] and RD100896 eye bolt [A4) are to assist with assembly during installation and should be retained for future use.
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V MOTOR EXPLODED VIEW (parts list previous page) 40QT SINGLE SPEED 12V & 24V User Instructions ORBIT WINCH MOUNTING TEMPLATE ™ 40QT E1 Mounting Dimensions Template...
Placing the deck plate on the motor unit in the various positions prior to installation can assist with visualising the motor position options. The 40QT Orbit Winch™ has the option of 10 different motor alignment positions (i.e. at 36° increments), as indicated on page 24. This facilitates fitting the motor unit into restricted under-deck cavities.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Step 3: Fitting the deck plate. After confirming the mounting location and orientation of the winch, clean the mounting surface and tape deck plate drilling template [A3] on the mounting surface so that it matches the required winch and motor mounting position and orientation.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Step 4: Fitting the motor to the deck plate. Correct alignment of the motor unit during assembly is essential. Improper alignment can cause excessive noise and potentially dangerous vibration and lead to premature wear of bearings and gears.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Step 5A: Fitting winch to the deck plate. Note: If fitting an E1 Electric Conversion unit to an existing manual winch go to step 5B. Remove winch self-tailing arm.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Fit the self-tailing arm. Position the self-tailing arm [1] over the winch so that it overhangs the rope splitter [5]. Rest the arm in this position so that it is centred and sitting level on the closing plate.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Insert the drive gear [33] into the recess in the centre stem [17]. While holding the centre stem and drive gear [33] in place, position the centre stem over the deck plate [37] and adjust back and forth until the drive gear engages into position on top of the motor drive shaft [47].
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Step 6: Fitting the push button Note: The push button [A1] requires 25mm depth clearance behind mounting surface. The push button is supplied with 500mm (19 5/8”) of cable and the motor unit with 1400mm (55 3/16’’) of control cable. If the push button connection to the motor unit requires more than 1500mm (59”) of cable you will need to provide your own extension cabling.
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TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V Step 7: Connecting the push button to the motor • Connect wires from push button to wires from motor unit as per electrical connection diagram on page 17 Detail A. Step 8: Connecting motor to the battery •...
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DIAGRAM 40QT SINGLE SPEED 12V & 24V Positive (+) motor terminal must be connected to Positive (+) battery terminal. Negative (-) motor terminal must be connected to Negative (-) battery termainal.
™ About the QuickTrim ™ feature. QuickTrim™ is a patented innovation in self-tailing winches unique to Ronstan. It allows rapid easing of line tension without the need to remove the line from the self tailer. Your winch has been delivered from our factory so that it will operate only as a traditional two-speed self-tailing winch unless you enable the QuickTrim™...
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V NOTE: Make sure that you familiarise yourself with the safety notices on p3 of this manual before using the winch. Using QuickTrim™ The winch operates in the same way as a traditional two-speed self-tailing winch for tensioning, easing and casting off the rope.
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. View the video showing Winch Pawl &...
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V shaft down through the top of the stem to ensure the shaft bearings are not damaged). • During assembly, use a small soft brush to lightly grease all gear teeth, drive shaft and axles. Both the roller bearing cassette [9] and ball bearing race [10] are self-lubricating and must not be greased.
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V TrOUBLESHOOTING E1 IN-BUILT SYSTEM PROTECTION The E1 Electric Motor Unit has a very high level of in-built system protection, via monitoring of various operating parameters, its integrated controller and other protection/control componentry.
• 7 Flashes Max relay cycles reached. The motor relay has been activated 20,000 times and will need to be replaced to ensure continued safe operation. Contact Ronstan or your local Andersen Winches distributor for advice.
TO SUIT SIZE 40 ORBIT WINCH™ WITH QUICKTRIM™ E1 SINGLE SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT, 12V & 24V INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS SIZE 40QT ORBIT WINCH Ø 86mm (3 3/8“) Ø 153mm (6 1/32“) Ø 51mm (2“) WEIGHTS Winch only Winch & motor unit 15.3...
User Instructions ORBIT WINCH MOUNTING TEMPLATE ™ 40QT E1 Mounting Dimensions Template Winch Model RA640201100, RA640201200, RA640251100, RA640251200 Scale Page size Fasteners 5 x M6 or 1/4” stainless steel hex socket countersunk screws, Grade A4-70 This template document has been created at 1:1 scale. It is critical that it is printed at 1:1 scale.
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