Didn't the German winch require being hooked up to the electrical grid?Â*
It seems the one currently under discussion would be self contained and
portable (on the back of a truck).

On 9/2/2018 7:48 AM, wrote:
On Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 7:43:29 AM UTC-5, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:
Germans have had an electric winch for a long time. Nothing now. Don't
hold your breath for one built in the US. Won't happen. Charge with an
internal combustion engine? What's the point? Why not just use a piston
engine for the winch then?




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gotovkotzepkoi
Dear goto, I listened to Bill Daniels' presentation on his new electric winch at Reno and was highly impressed with the innovative and technically convincing design and features. As a German trained engineer and someone who has done thousands of winch launches of gliders and who was trained on a winch my hopes are high that this project is successful. The Bill Daniels winch allows for electric, diesel or gas powered versions, btw. Educate yourself before spewing off under a not-funny pseudonym!
Herb

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Dan, 5J