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how do I tell 6V and 12V parts apart?? #460358 10/11/2008 2:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 161 Fairhope, AL S seetz Shop Shark
seetz Shop Shark S Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 161 Fairhope, AL	I'm doing a lot of things on the truck, so I got a lot of questions all ove rthe forum. sorry! but: I got a few NOS parts and I don't know if they're 6V or 12V. it's headlights, some relays, switches. any way to tell whether they're designed to run on 6V or 12V without frying them? I LOVE MY TRUCK 1959 Chevrolet Apache 38 Panel Truck in the Gallery

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how do I tell 6V and 12V parts apart??	seetz	10/11/2008 2:29 AM
Re: how do I tell 6V and 12V parts apart??	Hotrod Lincoln	10/11/2008 2:44 AM
Re: how do I tell 6V and 12V parts apart??	seetz	10/11/2008 5:15 AM

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