Bob
The ammeter on your dash should show if your charging system is working or not. You can also check the battery voltage before you start the engine and check it again after you start it. The voltage should be higher when the engine is running. As for jump starting a 6 volt vehicle, it is a bad idea to use a 12 volt vehicle. I have done it in a pinch. One person holds the cables on only for the time it takes to start the vehicle. Expect sparks. I suspect you might be able to damage something, but I have been lucky so far starting old Ford tractors. My MB was converted to 12 volt when I bought it, so I left it that way. The 6 volt starter seems to be taking 12 volts without any problem. Please tell us how your shakedown run goes.
Dave Fillman
45 MB
---- you wrote:
> I'm Baaack....
> THE QUESTION OF THE DAY:
>
> I want to be sure 1). my generator works, 2). My voltage regulator works so
> that 3)., my battery dioesn't die while I'm out away somewhere. A follow up
> question would be... how does one jump a 6V battery in this day and age? I
> know you can push start or crank it, but that is not always convenient.
> Could some of you experts out there give me a quick primer on charging
> systems? I have a volt/dwell/rpm/amps meter from Craftsman, but I have long
> since lost the instructions. I need to know where to hook up the leads and
> what to look for . It really has been a while since I have done this sort of
> thing.
>
> Thanks again everybody,
>
> Bob Kelly
> 42 GPW
> North Royalton, Ohio
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