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Old 28-05-2021, 10:09   #1
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Pontos & EWincher caution

Beware of Pontos 4 speed winches. The company states (I quote) the following in regard to using a powered handle:
"By the way, he (Pontos engineer) told it wasn't a good idea to use an EWincher on a Pontos winch.
After buying the company, the first action was to use stronger material to
avoid potential fatigue of material.
Those winches have internal parts turning 6 times faster than others and
material won't accept the strong e wincher efforts."

Note: the EWincher has torque control so is not the problem
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