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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 | I am replacing both gauges, tank sending unit, and dash gauge...6 volts..
Only a month ago, instead of purchasing a 6 volt battery, I opted for a 8 volt battery just because of the extra cranking power...Is it necessary to put a 2 volt drop resistor to protect the instruments ??? Thanks in advance...
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | It would be better to throw the 8V battery as far as possible and fix the electrical system properly. You're headed for a heap of trouble. An 8V battery is a solution to a nonexistent problem.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 124 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 124 | Jerry is 110 percent correct! You need to fix the problem and not treat the symptoms. If the 6 volt charging system you have now cannot keep a 6 volt battery fully charged there is no way it will ever keep an 8 volt battery fully charged. If you fix the 6 volt system it will work fine. Randy
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I had no problem keeping the 6 volt battery charged, the charging system is fine...There is a mechanic locally, that suggested to go to an 8 volt battery for a little more cranking power, I listened, thus the 8 volt battery...I am going to replace battery with 6 volt again...Thanks Jerry
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | The big problem with an 8 volt battery is the necessity to adjust the regulator output to 9.5 volts to keep it charged. That's rough on points, lights, and possibly the gas gauge. It's really impractical to put enough voltage-dropping stuff in place to get the extra voltage only to the starter. We used to deal with the same thing back in the mid-50's at Dad's shop when there were a lot of 6V cars on the road, and a local battery maker started selling their version of an 8V setup.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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