Re: Re: Re: Ballast Resistor

Posted by Bob M on July 18, 2002 at 09:14:17 from (165.170.128.65):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Ballast Resistor posted by Red Raider on July 18, 2002 at 08:16:55:

For what it's worth, one of the first 12 volt conversions I did was to mid-50's S180 belonging to my wife's dad. I learned this:

1 - The electric dash gages work fine on 12 volts (they actually run on about 4 volts provided by a small dedicated regulator hung on the back of the instrument cluster). 2 - The wipers worked fine on 12 volts (they had been too SLOW on 6 volts....). 3 - The heater blower worked fine as long as the switch was at the lower speed setting. (On "hi" it blew like a men's room hand dryer, however it didn't seem to harm the motor...) 4 - The electric 2-speed axle - which shifted erratically on 6 volts - worked perfectly on 12 volts.

Your truck may be different, however it might be worth experimenting running this stuff directly on 12 volts.

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