Wanted 6v Generator
- Thread starter RattyOval
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Was just trying to think how you could use a 12v generator. I dunno how you could change the output of a 12v to 6v, but it can't be that hard??? However if you left it 12v could you have two 6v batteries and connect them in series to the generator and then in parallel to he rest of the car? Is that possible though - don't think it is.
There's ways of doing it but its needlessly complicated. You could use a beefy diode between the batteries.
It's very easy to do it. All you need to do is build a very simple voltage divider circuit with a couple of resistors.
I built one recently dropped 12v to 0.37v.
I built one recently dropped 12v to 0.37v.
It's very easy to do it. All you need to do is build a very simple voltage divider circuit with a couple of resistors.
I built one recently dropped 12v to 0.37v.
Yeah but at what amps? You need whacking great resistors to handle the power from the generator.
I'm running the whole car on 6v
Its a bog standard oval
I put in new brushes yesterday still no go
But last night I was reading about polarising the generator which I didn't do
http://www.vw-resource.com/alternator_generator.html#polar
I'll try this later
Not really!
The resistors would be sized according to the component load not the output from the generator. But as he is looking to run the whole car a step down transformer would be a better bet.
Would you consider a 12v conversion and just run the likes of the semaphores off a voltage divider ?
The six volt starter will run perfectly fine on 12v and all the wiring would be ok as you would be halfing the current draw in the whole circuit i am not to sure about the coil but i can look into it. Obviously there would be small things needing changed like bulbs.
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Might be a good time to go 12V...
Might be a good time to go 12V...