From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Jul 23 2004 - 12:08:25 PDT
i don't see the neg/pos ground doing much
i have converted tractors and fork lifts too 12 volt with mid 1070s
alt. with built in regulators
butt they didn't have to look 6 volt they had to start wane needed
that alt. can have a 1 wire voltage regulator in them if you ask for it
that alt only needs the battery wire not a wire to power the regulator
the cucv's have same alt in them but 2-3 wire
and no ground so with a one wire regulator in it you can ground
it like you what i was thinking of using one on my m886 for a 12+12 make
24 volt system
ken m886
kb9yku
At 11:28 AM 7/23/2004, Colin M Rush wrote:
>For those that do not already know, I have the care of an IHC M-5H-6.
>After spending 4 days driving it around several weeks ago, we have
>decided that a 12-volt conversion is in order. 6-volt works great when
>it is first started, but after if gets hot and tight, it takes about 30
>to 40 tries before the engine cranks over enough to catch. We jumped it
>once or twice with a 12V battery, and it popped right off. When
>researching this for a 1941 Chev truck I was working on, I had asked
>around several years ago at a local shop called Willamette Electric that
>rebuilds generators and alternators and starters (they are now out of
>business, thank you NAFTA), and they had told me that the generators and
>starters were built heavy enough that they could withstand being used in
>a 12V system. We also will need to rewire it, since the old wiring has
>been cobbled up and is painted over with Navy surplus paint and all of
>the color codes are gone. Anyway, I would like to keep it looking
>original if possible. One thing that I am worried about is the voltage
>regulator. It is a large Delco unit, with a removeable aluminum can held
>on with two thumbscrews. Can that work with 12 volts? If not, is there
>another one that looks the same from a newer application that I can
>install? Again, I would like it to look 'right'. If not, I may just
>install one of the more typical 'black box' regulators like the passenger
>cars and trucks used up into the early 1970s, and put that inside the
>larger aluminum can of the old box. If anyone has any input on this, I
>would appreciate hearing it. Also, does anyone have any suggestions for
>a solid-state version of one of these that will work?
> Also, the same truck is a positive ground vehicle. I had heard
>that this was a bad thing on some newer aluminum-bodied vehicles, causing
>corrosion. Is this something I need to change, or should I just not
>worry about it?
>-Colin Rush
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