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Re: 12 volt vs 6 volt - Why bother?
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Posted by George on December 28, 2003 at 21:14:09 from (205.188.208.73):
In Reply to: 12 volt vs 6 volt - Why bother? posted by Doug on December 28, 2003 at 14:47:28:
If the tractor is in good mechanical shape and kept tuned, a 6 volt system should be perfectly adequate. I've seen too many times where people band-aid a poorly tuned antique engine (mostly marine) by "upgrading" a 6 volt system to 8 volt and, when that stop working, going up to 12 volt. Fix the original problem first - high current wiring, compression, fuel, ignition, starter motor, generator/regulator, etc.
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