Re: 12V Conversion

Posted by Tom in TN on March 13, 2004 at 21:21:34 from (64.12.116.195):

In Reply to: 12V Conversion posted by RL on March 13, 2004 at 18:12:00:

RL,

Many guys on this forum know more about this than I do, but here's my two cents worth. The points and condensor don't matter, however, all of the other electrical components on your tractor will be effected by this change. All of your lights (headlights, taillights, dash lights) will burn out pretty quickly if you don't change them to 12 bulbs. Your gas gauge and temperature gauge may not register properly with the higher currents that will be created in their circuits as a result of increasing the voltage drop across them.
If you have a mechanical tachometer that formerly was connected to the back of the 6 volt generator, you won't have any way to reconnect it to your new alternator. Your starter motor will now run faster than it previously did. That's probably not a bad thing, but if you have trouble starting your engine, and run the starter for any extended period of time trying to get the engine started, the starter motor will generate much more heat than it previously did when you only had six volts being applied to it.

Although many guys think the conversion is good, personally, I don't think the conversion is worth it. I think that you would be much better off leaving the six volt system in place and simply keeping your generator/battery in good condition.

I'll probably get flamed for expressing this opinion, but there you have it.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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