Re: 8 volt batteries

Posted by Case Nutty 1660 on January 01, 2020 at 08:33:01 from (75.127.27.51):

In Reply to: 8 volt batteries posted by timcasbolt on January 01, 2020 at 06:56:50:

The chevy truck,, 1947 I think it is had one in it when I bought it, the guy who owned it was second owner, and had owned it since the mid 50's said the original owner who hauled cows for people among other things had installed a 8 volt the first winter when it was new as it had a hard time starting in the cold,, they did adjust the regulator up a bit I was told then,, there was not change made to the ign system though,, I have never even adjusted the points in it, in the 40 plus years now I have owned it,, still ran like a top last time I ran it,, for sure they are higher priced but when you get 20 years or so on a battery they get a lot cheaper if you figure it that way,, they still sell them today so someone still thinks its a good idea,, seems like I only get 3-5 years out of 6 volts made today,, glad I only have a few tractors that still use them,, rest I have converted to 12 volt, the ones I have not I wont due to having to cut tin work to make a alt fit and they start and charge just fine,, I am a firm believer in using a battery maintainer though,, and charge all of my units at least once a year before winter hits, I get 3 to 15 years out of a battery and or sets of them in my fleet,, I keep about 35 units at the ready all the time so anything i can do to extend battery life I do

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