Hi Folks - First post here, although I've used the forum as a resource and entertainment for quite some time...
This may be a little lengthy, and I apologize in advance... as I need to give you the whole story. in order to maybe get some creative advice.
I have an early 8N with the front mounted distributor, and although it defies most of what I've read, my grandfather simply replaced the 6V battery with a 12V about 40 years ago, and it has been running ever since with original 6V coil and generator... A short booster cable to ground the fields, bypassing the 6V regulator to make it charge . Recently while replacing the water pump, I decided to change the cracked dist-cap, rotor, points, etc, etc... only because I had the hood off anyway.... The tractor did not like the brand new 12V Coil I put on, so back to the 6V coil and runs like a dream...
(I know..... shouldn't work, but it does, and I really don't want to go to an alternator if I can help it)
Anyway - I tried to replace the voltage regulator with a 12V to avoid the booster cable trick... and ran into problems... Most regulators do not "ground the field" like the original does.. so I'm either looking for a 12 volt regulator that does. Maybe someone can direct me to a regulator choice... OR I'm thinking about maybe setting up a couple identical resistors in series across the 12 source, to create a 6V reference point for the original regulator...
Pretty Crazy, I'm sure... but would appreciate any feedback or thoughts.
Thanks in Advance
This may be a little lengthy, and I apologize in advance... as I need to give you the whole story. in order to maybe get some creative advice.
I have an early 8N with the front mounted distributor, and although it defies most of what I've read, my grandfather simply replaced the 6V battery with a 12V about 40 years ago, and it has been running ever since with original 6V coil and generator... A short booster cable to ground the fields, bypassing the 6V regulator to make it charge . Recently while replacing the water pump, I decided to change the cracked dist-cap, rotor, points, etc, etc... only because I had the hood off anyway.... The tractor did not like the brand new 12V Coil I put on, so back to the 6V coil and runs like a dream...
(I know..... shouldn't work, but it does, and I really don't want to go to an alternator if I can help it)
Anyway - I tried to replace the voltage regulator with a 12V to avoid the booster cable trick... and ran into problems... Most regulators do not "ground the field" like the original does.. so I'm either looking for a 12 volt regulator that does. Maybe someone can direct me to a regulator choice... OR I'm thinking about maybe setting up a couple identical resistors in series across the 12 source, to create a 6V reference point for the original regulator...
Pretty Crazy, I'm sure... but would appreciate any feedback or thoughts.
Thanks in Advance