12 volt conv.

Your mileage may vary

YOur mileage may vary

You're money and time ahead to install a 12 volt conversion kit. Ya gotts all the parts and instructions (some assembly required). And if something goes wrong, he'll blame you and you can blame the kit. And you can get knowledgeable advice from here.

But if you insist on doing it from scratch, no one will really be able to help you. Read the archives about all the electrically challenged DYI 12 volt conversion problems. USE A KIT!!!

In fact, if I ever find the right reason to convert my eazy starting 52 8N to 12 volts, I'll use a kit because I know how and why to do it right. Matter of fact, I know 6 different ways to to it right..... .....respectfully, Dell

Think of the add-on generator on your old bike when you were a kid. Ever flip it over and just pedal it with your hand to try to make the light as bright as possible? Notice how it got progressively harder to pedal as you sped up?

This is one one the drawbacks of direct current. The electromagnetic field "drag" gets exponentially higher the higher the speed, thus requiring more power to keep up with the increasing demand of the field "drag."

Alternating current flips from + to - (i.e., "alternating current") at whatever the cycles are. This does not give sufficient time for a field to be created that would cause drag.

Now, on a low rpm, high torque engine like an N, the additional hp needed to drive the generator is minimal. The diff between it and an alternator at a given speed probably can only be calculated - certainly not measured by change in engine performance.

I'm sure Dell can get more technical about the explanation of the generator/alternator differences, but I'm drawing on a memory of physics that goes back aways.

Right reasons to convert include; burned over in a fire and an alternator and twelve volt battery is cheaper than fixing the six volt as well as I have a twelve volt sprayer and I am tired of lugging around a helper battery. Right reasons do not include--IMHO--starting trouble or it sounds like it cranks slow.

If your need to convert includes either of the latter why stop at twelve volts? Convert it to twenty four and watch that starter sing.

Your mileage may vary

;-)

Your mileage may vary

Heres some WRONG reasons: The good ol'boys down at the corner gas station, feed store, saloon, auction yard, coffee shop, tractor store, say its the thing to do.
Its hard starting because the compression is 70 psi.
Its hard starting because the carb is bad. Its hard starting because it needs a ignition tune-up.
Its slow starting because the starter is dragging.
The 6 volt battery is bad.
Its hard starting in cold weather.
I burned out the ignition coil because I by-passed the "infamous ballast resistor" to get a hotter spark because I was having a hard time starting.

Here are some RIGHT reasons:
Tractor caught fire and burned the generator.
Need more headlights/tailligts for night work. Need a flashing light for highway safety travel.
Somebody stole the generator.
Need 12 volts for weed sprayer.
Need 12 volts for logging winch. Need 12 volts for electric dump wagon.
Need 12 volts for electric seed spinner.
Need 12 volts for starting other equipment. It is hard starting in cold weather 'cuz it sets outside.

Its your tractor and you can convert to 12 volts if you want to, just make certain you understand all reasons. And if you are electrically challenged, don't take shortcuts. Follow the instructions explicitly. Just because the box includes 2 resistors, you might NOT need eather or only just one, or both'em. Read and follow instructions, religiously. Or have someone that understands, do it for you..... ....respectfully, Dell

Now, I'm not sure at what "PSI" but do know a badly worn out engine with bad compression may not be able to create enough vacume (with 6 volts) to draw gas to the cylinders.

later,dave

But the point really was, a worn out engine is NOT a good reason to convert to 12 volts..... Dell

later,dave

Jim

My 6v is reliable, easy and cheap to maintain, and has been at work for 52 years. (And I saved the $200).

I'm a 12 volt advocate for the right reasons, that said, so far I haven't found the right reason for my eazy starting 6 volt 52 8N, and I know how to do it right..... ..... respectfully, Dell

LOL

later"Belch"dave