6 volt generator

If all you're planning to do is putt around a show or run in an occasional parade you can probably get by. However if you're planning to work your tractor at all a better plan is to get the existing 6 volt system back up to snuff, have your existing generator rewound for 12 volts, or swap it for a true 12 volt generator or alternator.

Note that a good working 6 volt system will spin and start a BN quite smartly!

I copied this from an earlier post on the same subject.

The generator will supply 12 volts if you control the field with a 12 volt regulator. What you must realize is that the total power (Wattage) output of the generator will not increase. Doubling the voltage will halve the amps it is capable of. It will never have the output amperage capabilities of a 12 volt alternator.

For instance: If a generator will supply 10 amps output at 6 volts, it will only supply 5 amps at 12 volts. The wattage output is the same in both instances.

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