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Re: Winter Starting- 8 volt vs 6 volt
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Posted by Bob on October 14, 2005 at 19:08:52 from (64.21.249.40):
In Reply to: Winter Starting- 8 volt vs 6 volt posted by Jim-bobb on October 14, 2005 at 18:51:10:
My suggestion would be to get a good 6-Volt battery, and install a tank heater to warm the block and coolant for quick and easy starts. If you are going to go to all the trouble to do a conversion, simply go to 12-Volts, install an alternator, install a dropping resistor ahead of the coil, and switch the coil polarity. 8-Volt systems DO work up to a point, IF you can get the voltage regulator tweaked up a bit, and, likely the breaker point life will be shortened a bit. I just avoid them, and go to 12-Volts, so the battery is common with other vehicles and equipment, and is convenient to charge, or use to jump start other equipment as needed, and will operate standard modern accesories.
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