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Thanks, is there a way to tell if it's 12v by looking at it? I
Guess if it runs ok and doesnt get hot it's 12v?

I ran a little experiment...

- with voltage reducer it won't start
- with 12v it starts and runs
- with 12v it starts then while spinning I quickly add in the voltage reducer and it runs very very slowly

So perhaps it is a 12v motor ? Or it's a 6v that s duff


I bought the heater on eBay from a guy who does heater restorations advertised as a rebuilt 6v..... certainly the switch is 6v.... but it arrived without the switch which he sent afterwards ...perhaps it's a mix up