notjustair
Well-known Member
I've been griping about this charging thing for too long. With no good regulators around I finally decided to convert to 12 volts.
All of my Farmalls have alternators - Delco and Hitachi. I took the gen off the 8N to hold up both models and see which one I wanted for it. The Delco seemed like an easy one and could make a bracket without firing up the welder.
Bought a Delco for it and a 12 volt coil and switched it out. Got it all done, fired it up, and THE IDIOT LIGHT STAYED ON. Had to be either the alternator or the wires I used (I used the field and armature wires for the connections.
Took the alt off and took it to town. Sure enough, the alt I just bought was no good. Seemed pretty poetic considering the workbench had 5 regulators sitting on it that didn't work either.
Traded it out and all works well. It is shocking how fast that little engine fires up on 12 volt. No more growling over a few times and starting.
P.s. not sure whether it was soundguy or old, but someone mentioned wiring the 6 volt lights in series to use them until one blows. Not sure how I didn't think of that but it works just great. Paired those with a 12 volt one from a Farmall for the back light and we are good to go!
EVERY tractor on the farm is now 12 volt. Strange how good that feels. No more constantly watching ammeters waiting for the other shoe to drop!
All of my Farmalls have alternators - Delco and Hitachi. I took the gen off the 8N to hold up both models and see which one I wanted for it. The Delco seemed like an easy one and could make a bracket without firing up the welder.
Bought a Delco for it and a 12 volt coil and switched it out. Got it all done, fired it up, and THE IDIOT LIGHT STAYED ON. Had to be either the alternator or the wires I used (I used the field and armature wires for the connections.
Took the alt off and took it to town. Sure enough, the alt I just bought was no good. Seemed pretty poetic considering the workbench had 5 regulators sitting on it that didn't work either.
Traded it out and all works well. It is shocking how fast that little engine fires up on 12 volt. No more growling over a few times and starting.
P.s. not sure whether it was soundguy or old, but someone mentioned wiring the 6 volt lights in series to use them until one blows. Not sure how I didn't think of that but it works just great. Paired those with a 12 volt one from a Farmall for the back light and we are good to go!
EVERY tractor on the farm is now 12 volt. Strange how good that feels. No more constantly watching ammeters waiting for the other shoe to drop!
