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#99383 02/20/2007 3:54 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | Ok you electrical wizards. Here my situation,Have a 53 3100 with 6 volt system that I want to keep as close to origional as possible. I've put on a air conditioning compressor made by York that has a 12 volt clutch coil.I want to put on a 12 volt generator and 12 volt regulator to run the compressor coil 12 volt battery that also runs to my 6 volt starter. I need to know what resistor value I need to put on the regulator to run the rest of my 6 volt items on the truck and keep the 6 volt battery charged also. I dont think that the 6 volt load will exceed 20 amps I/E lights radio etc normal driving. Or I can rewind the 12 volt clutch coil with double size wire 1/2 windings to make clutch pull down coil to 6 volt. Does my conversion of rewind clutch coil work? | | |
#99384 02/20/2007 4:29 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Beaver53,
You will do these things...12 volt generator, 12 volt regulator, keep the York 12 volt coil, and keep your 6 volt starter as it will function OK.
You need to do these things. Change the battery to 12 volts. Use a Runtz or whatever for your fuel gauge, radio and maybe heater fan. Change headlights and a few other bulbs and you're in business.
To me, this is the most sensible way to approach this dilemma. The half and half system is trouble waiting to happen.
If this is all for the compressor clutch, I sure hope it's worth it.
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#99385 02/20/2007 5:30 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 66 | Beav, I agree with Atomarc. You are gonna have to either bite the bullet on this and go 12-V end to end, or move to somplace real COLD! | | |
#99386 02/20/2007 5:44 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | Or you can install another six volt battery in series and run the twelve volt stuff and the alternator/generator to the added battery positive post and the six volt stuff from the original battery. That will charge both batteries and will allow you a split system without any resistors. This was a common solution fifty years ago. | | |
#99387 02/20/2007 2:17 PM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | |
#99388 02/20/2007 9:41 PM | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,438 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,438 | i like that cutoff "knob" device, anyone using them?
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