Electrical update

The same key switch and light switch will work for either voltage, and, of course, you'll need light bulbs to match your choice of voltage.

I can understand people staying with 6 Volt if absolute originality is important to them, but on the other hand, a properly done 12 Volt negative ground system that matches the electrical systems likely to be found in vehicles, etc. around the place has it's advantages, too.

For every one that posts on here bragging about how well their original 6 Volt system works, someone else posts asking about how to jump-start a 6 Volt positive ground system with a 12 Volt negative ground system, or how to fix the damage they've done with an incorrectly connected jump start. The importance of commonality of electrical systems probably doesn't seem important until some evening at near-dark, when you're got the "'N" at the far end of your backlot with a dead battery, and it's starting to rain!

So, the choice is yours, but personally I appreciate the 12 Volt conversions on several of my old tractors, and can tell you there's nothing to fear, and many benefits to a neatly and properly done 12 Volt conversion.

I am 100% certain yer cheap-a$$ converter didn't install a $200 electronic ignition conversion for your frontmount ignition system. So you don't haffta worry about that.

And the reason why most people convert to 12 volts is to "band-aid" a tired engine with a faster spinning starter motor that'll spin the engine fast enuff to gitter running.

The other most common reason to convert to 12 volts is 'cuz ol'Bubba down at the local spittin' and whittl'n club after a pull on the barley-pop sagely advizes the newbie "thats the thang to do, yep converter to 12 volts". And the neubie with ears used to the whirr of a modern 12 volt sewing machine starter motor and frightened by the sloooww turning ruummp-rump of the 6 volt starter on 6 volts, succumbs to the evil seductive lure of 12 volts.

And NO, I would NOT ADVISE returning to 6 volts, but I'd advise carefully studying the entire N-Wiring scheme from a manual so you become conversant with your tractor electrical scheme. Its really a quite simple system and iff'n you can learn to do a cath or IV or EKG, you can learn simple electrical stuff..... ....Dell, a 12 volt advocate for the right reasons

That said, I haven't found the right reason for my eazy starting 6 volt 52 8N, and I know how to do it right the 1st time. Infact I know 8-ways to do it.

A guy named Niel Reitmeyer used to post here a long time ago. Then he put up his own site and stopped posting here. He has a lot of information on his site about N"s. Here is his wiring diagram page ->Link
Remember>Link this is just one way to do the 12v conversion, but mainly the variables are the alternator and what it needs to produce current. The diagrams on this page are good in that they show the COMMON wiring that ALL N"s have to run, i.e. plug wires, starter to battery wire, etc. Get these in right then you will have less to worry about when you start to wire up the alternator and coil.

HTH,
Larry