Eagle_SX4 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I have a Warn M8000 I bought used. I don't know how old it is. I rebuilt it and the winch works great. The problem I am having is the solenoids are going out and only work occasionally. I can hear them click but there is no power transfer. I can buy new solenoids or I can upgrade to a contractor pack. The contractor I am looking at is Warn 98381. It is used on the Warn Zeon XP winches. It is going to be about the same price to get the contactor or 4 new solenoids. Would it be worth the trouble of upgrading or should I stick with new solenoids? Also Can I reuse my old controller or do I need to get a new one? I haven't been able to find much info about doing the upgrade. Any info on this subject would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Just get one of these they work fine, $24 Probably made in the same plant as the Warn one without the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I'm restoring a Warn 8274 and replaced the solenoids to keep it authentic. If I didn't really care about appearance, I'd get one of those cheap solenoid packs. Either way, I'd pick similar parts that don't have a Warn markup on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Mark Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 This topic came at a great time, my buddies Warn 8000 lb winch "died" so he bought a new one and gave me the dead one. Symptoms were winch reels out fine but not in. totally a relay problem but he bought the new winch before digging into it, anyway bummer for him, yeah for me. If I use one of the replacement relays as shown how does the controller connect to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 2 hours ago, Big_Mark said: This topic came at a great time, my buddies Warn 8000 lb winch "died" so he bought a new one and gave me the dead one. Symptoms were winch reels out fine but not in. totally a relay problem but he bought the new winch before digging into it, anyway bummer for him, yeah for me. If I use one of the replacement relays as shown how does the controller connect to it? I'd bet that the 3 pins from the controller attach to the spade connectors sticking down in the front. You'd probably want to fabricate a sheet metal bracket to mount the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 4 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Just get one of these they work fine, $24 Probably made in the same plant as the Warn one without the name. Do you have experience with this contactor? If reliable it would be a great low cost alternative to the Warn version. From my research Warn uses Albright contactors made in the UK. The Albright DC88-1000P is the very close to the Warn version. All the specs of that contactor can be found on their website. https://www.albrightinternational.com/products/dc88-1000p/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Yes I have one on my Comanche. Seems to work fine. For what it costs you can have 2 spares for tbe cost of the Warn one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Mark Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 On 9/27/2025 at 3:20 PM, Limeyjeeper said: Yes I have one on my Comanche. Seems to work fine. For what it costs you can have 2 spares for tbe cost of the Warn one!! How did you connect the controller cable to the relay assembly? Pics please and thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 The Solenoid has 3 pins. Ground, in, out then you take power from the power stud on the solenoid. I will need to dig out the diagram. There are plenty of wiring diagrams if you google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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