converting to 12v system
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converting to 12v system
Hi i was wondering how hard to convert from i believe a 8v system to 12v. and i know its a ford website but im wondering this because of my 47 cj if anybody could help that would be great.
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6 volt, not 8 volt.and it should also be positive ground.
to convert to 12 volt negative ground is quite easy. just change all the light bulbs to 12 volt,add a ballast resister in the line powering the coil, change the generator , (the easiest way to do this is to use a Chevy alternator with built in voltage regulator) and switch the wires on the amp-meter.
as for the starter, you can go 2 ways. either leave the 6 volt unit in there till it burns out, or switch it to a 12 volt unit.
i have done this on many farm tractors. most of them still have the 6 volt starters in them after as much as 20 years of continuous use.
to convert to 12 volt negative ground is quite easy. just change all the light bulbs to 12 volt,add a ballast resister in the line powering the coil, change the generator , (the easiest way to do this is to use a Chevy alternator with built in voltage regulator) and switch the wires on the amp-meter.
as for the starter, you can go 2 ways. either leave the 6 volt unit in there till it burns out, or switch it to a 12 volt unit.
i have done this on many farm tractors. most of them still have the 6 volt starters in them after as much as 20 years of continuous use.
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He may have a 8 volt battery. Some people put 8 volt batteries in 6 volt vehicles to give them a little more oomph and make the lights a little brighter.
I can't remember now, but I thought when I changed my old f100, I had to turn the coil around when I went from + ground to the normal negative ground.
If you have an original radio, then it will not work anymore.
See if you can get a later model wiper motor that is 12 volts(unless you have vacuum wipers).
Also see if you can get a later model blower fan that is 12 volts.
I can't remember now, but I thought when I changed my old f100, I had to turn the coil around when I went from + ground to the normal negative ground.
If you have an original radio, then it will not work anymore.
See if you can get a later model wiper motor that is 12 volts(unless you have vacuum wipers).
Also see if you can get a later model blower fan that is 12 volts.
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I have done this on a couple of 9N tractors. Used a 12 volt coil and condensor. The condensor does not have to be inside the distributer. Never had a problem with the starter. Because it is now 12V rather than 6, it turns faster. Don
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Originally Posted by Don Senkow
Never had a problem with the starter. Because it is now 12V rather than 6, it turns faster. Don
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Originally Posted by Franklin2
I can't remember now, but I thought when I changed my old f100, I had to turn the coil around when I went from + ground to the normal negative ground.
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