Re: how to charge a 8 volt battery?

Posted by Ken McWilliams on July 12, 2000 at 19:52:02 from (172.154.240.218):

In Reply to: how to charge a 8 volt battery? posted by john r on July 11, 2000 at 22:01:20:

Charging a battery? With a charger or in a 6 volt electrical system?

If you want to charge an 8 volt battery, use 6 volt fast charge or 12 slow charge on most battery chargers.

I ran an 8 volt batteries in a Ford 8N for almost 20 years. I installed the battery and with the motor running at mid-range, I adjusted the voltage regulator to give about 9 volts. Never had a problem after adjusting the voltage regulator. Never had any lights, so the 8 volts didn't matter.

I did have problems burning the points prematurely with 8 volts. Installed a Chrysler ballast resistor and that fixed the short life problem. For starting you can by-pass the resistor and switch it back in for running.

Ken McWilliams
Dayton, Oh

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