doublebass73
Member
Hi all,
New member here with a '39 Ford 9N that I purchased recently. I'm new to tractors but I've been turning wrenches my whole life so I definitely appreciate the simplicity of the N series. As you can see from the picture this is still a 6V system and came with a new battery installed when I bought it. At some point I'd like to add an original style lighting kit with 2 headlights, a taillight and a work light all at once. From the research I've done it looks like the charging system doesn't have enough power to run 2 headlights, a taillight and a worklight. From what I've read the max generator output is 11.5 amps and the ignition system draws 2 amps. This leaves 9.5 amps available for lights. P=I*E so 9.5A*7.5V = 71.25 watts. I believe the 2 headlights and worklight are 30 watts each and the taillight is 3 watts which would be 93 watts. I looks like the generator simply doesn't have enough power to run all the lights at the same time.
My question is, am I missing something? If anyone is running a similar light setup with a 6 volt system do you have any issues if you run all the lights at the same time?
New member here with a '39 Ford 9N that I purchased recently. I'm new to tractors but I've been turning wrenches my whole life so I definitely appreciate the simplicity of the N series. As you can see from the picture this is still a 6V system and came with a new battery installed when I bought it. At some point I'd like to add an original style lighting kit with 2 headlights, a taillight and a work light all at once. From the research I've done it looks like the charging system doesn't have enough power to run 2 headlights, a taillight and a worklight. From what I've read the max generator output is 11.5 amps and the ignition system draws 2 amps. This leaves 9.5 amps available for lights. P=I*E so 9.5A*7.5V = 71.25 watts. I believe the 2 headlights and worklight are 30 watts each and the taillight is 3 watts which would be 93 watts. I looks like the generator simply doesn't have enough power to run all the lights at the same time.
My question is, am I missing something? If anyone is running a similar light setup with a 6 volt system do you have any issues if you run all the lights at the same time?