What is tapping into a switched circuit?

Hi everyone, hope everyone is ok and doing alright,

Ive got a winch on its way and I will have to qoute "Tap into a switch" for turning the winch to power on, either when i start the car or other.

Its a Axon winch so it requires very little wiring, and so i will need to connect to positve and neg/earth and then simply (he says) to a "switch". Guys..... where rhe heck do i tap into this please?? Fuse box or do i splice wires or?? Help!!

Thank you in advance.

Sounds like it just needs power to a relay from an ignition line (radio, cig lighter etc). If this is the case, should be fine anywhere as it is switching a relay only, but check it first!

Usually there is a „master“ winch on/off switch for around 500A in the + cable from the battery to the winch (solenoid). This is so that you can stop the winch in case the solenoid gets stuck. So this Switch should be easily accessible while winching.
In addition I would also put a fuse (about 400A) in the + cable close to the battery so that i case of a short circuit, e.g., in case of an worn cable, accident, ... , the power goes out and also disconnect the + cable during on road use.
If you are not comfortable with high amps car electrics,, I would ask someone to help you, because the winches use a lot of electric power And gives a lot of mechanical power.

RainerK wrote: Usually there is a „master“ winch on/off switch for around 500A in the + cable from the battery to the winch (solenoid). This is so that you can stop the winch in case the solenoid gets stuck. So this Switch should be easily accessible while winching.
In addition I would also put a fuse (about 400A) in the + cable close to the battery so that i case of a short circuit, e.g., in case of an worn cable, accident, ... , the power goes out and also disconnect the + cable during on road use.
If you are not comfortable with high amps car electrics,, I would ask someone to help you, because the winches use a lot of electric power And gives a lot of mechanical power.

Thanks mate,

This winch has whats called a monactor, which is the contactor and motor already encased in the housing. It cuts out the need for relays and fuses. So all i need to connect is battery and 1 switched connection. Im thinking the ignition, but just wondering how i tap into it, and where abouts its located.

Any thoughts, hope i got that all right.

Right ove looked at the winch manual online, i need a live switch wire, and it has an image of an ignition barrel on it.

So i just need to know how to tap into an appropraite live on switch.

I am not familiar with the new Jimny, but on the old Jimny there is a fusebox close to the battery with many cables and there probably is also a switched power.

In the pictures you can see what I did to get a D+ (the D+ switches on, if the alternator is producing electricity)

Once you located the switched power, the I would get the connector out of the plug, attach another cable and put The connector back into the plug.