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winch or hoist
i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs
max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance |
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On 1 Aug, 15:35, bob wrote:
i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance How cheap you need, 240V though so might need a meatty inverter to stop it stalling http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=345534 Cheers Adam |
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bob wrote:
i am making a simple gantry and it will only be used to lift 100kgs max,i intend to use a 12v battery for power as the gantry will be mobile,i have seen loads of 12v winches at reasonable prices but few hoists,is it poss to utilise a winch?,many thanks in advance For 100Kg what's wrong with a block and tackle? 4:1 will give you a 25Kg (ish) pull which should be easy enough. Andy |
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