Six to twelve volt conversion

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Don Lyon

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I am new to Ford T's and need some help. I was told it is simply a matter of changing bulbs, condenser, and coil to operate on 12 volts ( I have a distributer conversion). I was told the current generator will charge a twelve volt battery. Is this true? Sounds kind of iffy to me. Advice??
 
thanks for your response. I'm finding out that it might not be worth the effort to switch. I just thought it would be a better way to go. Guess not, Don.
 
The generator doesn't care what voltage you use. It will output up to a couple of volts above the field voltage. What does matter is that you will cut the available charging current in half too. The T generator should be limited to about 100W maximum output and about 75% of that for continuous output. At 7.4 volts, that gives you about 10A at the generous end. At 14 volts, you're limited to about 5A. I wouldn't use either setting unless you're using a voltage regulator to keep from boiling your battery.
 
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