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Old 02-14-2018, 11:13 AM   #58
barkleydave
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Default Re: 8 volt battery question

Early in the post there was a statement that they could not covert to 12V due to a 6 volt coil. Coils do not care much about voltage.
Ohms is what is important.
I am 12V and use the following: An old coil 1.4 ohms using an external resistor no problems.
If I run a new coil I would run a 3 ohm coil and no resistor on a 12 V system.
8 Volt system I would stay with the 6 volt 1.4 coil and no resistor.


I use to use an 8 V battery in an old Chris Craft 6cy flathead. 6 volts was a real strain to turn over that bad boy.


Remember the lower the ohms the higher the voltage output.
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