Re: 8 Volt battery on M

Posted by Curt (806 guy) on February 24, 2005 at 17:58:50 from (63.189.49.6):

In Reply to: 8 Volt battery on M posted by Buzz on February 24, 2005 at 16:25:04:

I have a Farmall 350 which we did the 6 to 8 volt conversion many many years ago. In general I am satisfied with that setup. The 6 volt lights dont seem to be a problem, is their life shortened with the higher voltage?... possibly, but they still last a long time. One thing you have to do is tweak your current 6 volt voltage regulator to put out probably about 9 to 10 volts at the battery to keep it charged. I think 9.5 volts would be about right, but just watch your amp guage, make sure its on the + side of 0 if your battery is fully charged and more if its discharged some. One other thing you will notice when you have the lights on you will have to run the engine at least half throttle to keep the battery from discharging, the lights draw more amps and are brighter at the higher voltage.

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