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CSandbur

02-11-2003 19:08:12




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I recently added some lights to my 39 9N. They are 6 volt. I put an orange light on the left rear fender. I found a 6 volt bulb to replace the 12 volt. I have been looking for a 6 volt flasher. Does anyone know where to find one?




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soundguy

02-12-2003 10:33:21




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
I have my regular 6v lights up front, and a worklight in back on the left fender on a seperate switch. I went to nappa ( car quest has them too ) and got a 6v 2 pole flasher for a volkswagon... Real easy to hook up.. 1 wire in one wire out... doesn't matter which direction you hook it up.

Here's a trick to save wiring, like I did on mine. I like to use the light as a steady beam sometimes, and as a flasher if on the road.

Run the power from the battery to the switch to turn the light on and off, and from there to the 2 ploe blinker assembly, from the blinker assembly to the light.. from the light to ground... you have a switched flasher light at this point. No, get another toggle switch ( or pudh buttone, or whatever ) and put that switch across the 2 poles of the blinker. What you are doing is making a shunt across the blinker , bypassing it when the switch is in the 'ono' position.. this makes it a steady lamp.... when the switch is in the 'off' position, current is again flowing through only the blinker causing it to flash.

Works great! I concealed the wiring under the dash, so only I know to reach under and switch the 'mode' from blink to steady.. and the light switch itself is mounted on the light via some epoxy. A little sanding and painting and it looks pretty neat.

Soundguy

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Dell (WA)

02-12-2003 11:58:40




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 Re: Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to soundguy, 02-12-2003 10:33:21  
Sounder..... ...a SPDT ctr off toggle switch epoxied to the light would have been my choice. I like your 6 volt VW blinker idea..... ..Dell



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soundguy

02-12-2003 12:11:31




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 Re: Re: Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to Dell (WA), 02-12-2003 11:58:40  
I tried to do exactly that.. use a spdt switch and do a bit more wiring, but couldn't find one that i was happy with the look. I ended up getting a pushbutton spst metal switch that looks real good mounted to the light.. the other switch is a simple toggle spst unde rthe dash across the blinker.

Possibly not the most elegant setup.. but I havn't been rear ended on the way to the gas station yet!

Now I just can't wait till the weekend to get my steering shaft back in. I've finally got all the bearings / bushings, and a felt disc.. and now the shaft is back..... Saturday morning I don't have to work..( possibly not friday morning ).. So I am anticipating at least getting the tractor mostly if not all back together this weekend. Perhaps next weekend do some touch up painting to fix all the scratches, etc I put in it dissasembling it.. not to mention all the paint knocked off all the nuts/bolts I had to remove...
Wish me luck!

Soundguy
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Eye owa

02-12-2003 10:22:30




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
Dont know where, but I know what you what. It is Wagner Lighting part #539. I'm looking myself, just cant find anyone who stocks it. Good Luck, Eye owa



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Just Guessing........Jim Cox

02-12-2003 09:33:30




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
the flasher is a current-dependent device, so i'd try a regular one. when it gets hot, it'll open, and you'll have a flasher. if it runs too fast, try a heavy duty one for trailerin'.
Jim Cox
Starter Rebuilder Guy



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Barnstormer

02-12-2003 07:07:36




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
We have to add such items because of stupid "not my fault" drivers on the highways. A friend's son was seriously injured in December having been hit from the rear by a car. The tractor had the slow moving vehicle triangle, flashing lights and a blade on the back. He was thrown off the tractor onto the hood of the car and the tractor was rolled into a ditch. The driver claimed she was only doing 15 mph.

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Salmoneye

02-12-2003 05:24:38




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
Look for a parts house that caters to Antique Car buffs in your area...



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Bus Driver

02-12-2003 05:00:04




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
The last flasher I bought for 6 volt was a Delco. Look for the largest independent Delco distributor in your area. I no longer can locate the part number that I used. Trying to use a flasher on something other than the marked voltage has never worked for me, but there are some brands that I have not tried. Good luck.



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capt jack

02-11-2003 19:27:49




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 Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to CSandbur, 02-11-2003 19:08:12  
our auto parts store carries them. they are also available at jc whitney...but a 12v flasher will work..6v can handle 12v...12v cant handle 6v...why do you need flashers? Driving on the road I guess. Our tractors never leave the farm so we don't have any flashing lights rigged to them.



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Rusty 2N

02-11-2003 21:23:31




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 Re: Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to capt jack, 02-11-2003 19:27:49  
It's the law here.



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NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING ON SAFE SIDE?

02-11-2003 20:24:48




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 Re: Re: 6 volt flasher in reply to capt jack, 02-11-2003 19:27:49  
:)



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