Important Concepts
1. About XT Winches
Power. Winches are distinguished by power values. The ratio between
the force exerted on the handle and the power dispensed by the winch,
is said power. For example: if a winch has power 52, it means that
when I exert a force 1 on the handle, I get a power of recovery of 52 on
the drum (theoretical value that disregards friction).
Recovery speed. To a high power of the winch, there corresponds a
reduced recovery speed. On the contrary, to a reduced power, there
corresponds a high recovery speed.
Multi-speed. The use of a winch for the recovery of maneuvers
requires both speed (in the initial moment) and power (in the final
moment). Thus, to maximize the effectiveness of the winch, there are
multi-speed winches.
Reduced speed. Recovery speed ratio can be direct or reduced.
It is direct when one turn of the handle corresponds to a complete
revolution of the drum. On the contrary, the speed is reduced when
you need more turns of the handle to complete one revolution of the
drum. Thanks to a reduced speed, it does not ‘fatigue’ and recovery
is ‘slower’.
Winches XT16 and XT30 have one reduced speed.
Table of Models
1 turn
S
Model
Power
1 2
Speed (S) - mm per Turn
1 2
Line
mm
XT16
14
/
115
/
6 - 10
XT30
28
/
58
/
6 - 10
XT 16, XT30
Installation and Maintenance
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