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#89142 11/10/2004 3:41 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | I have a 1940 1/2 ton. It has a leaking 8 volt battery and I want to go back to a 6. The guy I bought it from mentioned that he made some adjustments to the electical system. I have the shop manual, and it looks like I can really mess up the regulator if I don't mind my P's and Q's.
Any advice on how to proceed? Thank you for all your help.
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#89143 11/11/2004 1:59 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,772 | Back before the big forum shake-up I walked somebody through the whole adjustment procedure on a 6-volt regulator. I don't know if it could be pulled up from the archives or not. It's a pretty involved procedure, involving setting the closing voltage, current regulator, and voltage regulator. Most regulators had to be set at 9 volts to charge the 8V battery, which is far too high for a 6V battery, and it's rough on light bulbs, etc. if you can find an old pro who is experienced on DC regulators, it's worthwhile to pay him to get the job done right.
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#89144 11/11/2004 2:44 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 | Hotrod has the correct solution here. I've seen the adjustment procedure in a few places, perhaps the shop manual describes it - or the AC Delco manual on Captin Hardy's website has it.
The last regulator I bought cam with adjustment instructions.
You could also just get a new regulator and it would be ready to go for a 6V system. | | |
#89145 11/11/2004 8:22 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 | Search by post for Hotrod Lincoln using his number...you should be able to pull up the last 600?? posts or so...then weed thru them to find his answers.....
I searched my own # to find an old post earlier this week.... | | |
#89146 11/12/2004 10:29 PM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: May 2004 Posts: 36 | I adjusted voltage from 9.3v down to 7.4v. I'll adjust amps when I can find an ammeter. Thanks.
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