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8 Volt Battery?

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Bill Eaton

04-05-2002 05:52:54




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My Ford 2N still has the original 6 volt system. A friend told me I could get a lot more starting power if I put an 8 volt battery in it. I checked at tractor supply store and they do have the battery. Has anyone out there done this, and if so, does it work OK? Thanks




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MikeC

04-05-2002 11:25:28




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 Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to Bill Eaton, 04-05-2002 05:52:54  
Bill,
Is your tractor unable to start with the 6V battery, or does it just sound slow? 6V starters sound VERY slow to our 12V trained ears. Check the postings from Dell about keeping your connections clean, bright and tight and also about the size of battery cables. What he says works...



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Bill Eaton

04-05-2002 13:18:28




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 Re: Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to MikeC, 04-05-2002 11:25:28  
Guys: Thanks for all the replys! I think I will just leave it on the 6 volt system. It always starts OK, I guess I am just used to the starting power of the new 12 volt systems!

Thanks again, Bill



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rich in n minn

04-05-2002 09:18:59




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 Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to Bill Eaton, 04-05-2002 05:52:54  
I think my primary input into this board has been to warn folks not to install an 8 volt battery. I did and I had nothing but problems throughout my ignition system. The good part is that I found this board after I listened to the bad advice of friend who put an 8v in his green tractor and had no problems with it. In that sense it was worth the pain because all I have learned from guys like Zane, Dell, Llamas, and the information I have gained about implements from the guys on this board has been invaluable. Maybe I would not have found this board if I hadn't been so stupid. As I tell my high school students, it is a fact of life that most folks don't learn unless they screw up.
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Paul8n

04-05-2002 06:37:23




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 Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to Bill Eaton, 04-05-2002 05:52:54  
Stick with 6 volt and rework your system. Also 8v will fry your coil. HTH



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ED-IL

04-05-2002 06:49:08




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 Re: Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to Paul8n, 04-05-2002 06:37:23  
Paul makes a good point - not just coil, but what about headlights? 6 volts will burn out and 12 volts will be too dim.

If you have starting problems, fixing the problems seems to be the best idea. An 8 volt battery just hides 'em.



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Barnstormer

04-05-2002 05:56:04




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 Re: 8 Volt Battery? in reply to Bill Eaton, 04-05-2002 05:52:54  
It works, maybe. Been there, done that. I went back to 6 volt batteries. Unless you can adjust the output of your generator you are not going to get much more out of the battery. Fix what is broken. An 8 volt battery or converting to 12 volt is a bandaid in my mind.



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