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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Its my understanding that a Black tag on a generator is the 12V while a Red tag is a 6V. Is this correct.
I have one that is Black tag and has stamped on the tag
No. 72U (then a space and then the letter C stamped in with the word code out beside it like this:
No.72U---C code
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | You have it backwards, Alvin black = 6v red = 12v | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | Red tags are 12 volt units. I just checked out my stash, and I've got four generators with black tags- - - -all of them are from 6V vehicles and they all have straight housings and spring bands. One I cross-referenced had a part number 11102749- - - -1948-54 Olds, Buick, Pontiac and Chevy.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Thanks for straightening me out. I can now help a bolter in need. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 190 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 190 | I would like to add some more info for kicks.....Your two basic Delco tags that were used in the 40s through the early 60s Chevys were black 6 volt red 12 volt just as mentioned above. The same black tag that was used on the 6 volt starters and generators was also the same black tag used on the Distributors regardless of 6 or 12 volt applications.
Also, your 72U number is a Delco reman number and those tags were completely different in design. 72U was the reman number issued to 1102744 generator that was your basic late 40s early 50s 6 volt 30 amp generator.
Ken | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 190 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 190 | That is very cool....I have never seen an experimental tag before. Typically when they start listing out Volts, Amps, series etc. they were on larger commercial type units. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | | | |
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