The Ford Barn

whizzernick · 12-08-2013, 12:29 PM

MikeK
Sounds like you are sharp on electrical things. I have a question for you.
I have a 33 roadster---qriginal style eng---12 v neg ground--- original generator .
I set the 3 brush so as to 5-8 amp charge all the time. I have been using this set up for over 30 years---same generator---yes the car has in the past been driven(my son Allan Cassaro & myself drove the rds from Hayward Ca to 1983 early ford grand national meet Dearborn Mich ) back to my question ----- am I correct that the gen is controlled by the battery ( 6v battery charges 6v= 12v battery charges 12v ) also because of different field coils 6v--12v when using 12v battery with 6v generator the charge rate at low eng RPM low or no charge. This is what I have been telling people for years. Your thoughts
Nick

12-08-2013, 12:29 PM	#5
whizzernick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hayward Ca Posts: 635	Re: 12volt conversion question ballast resistor MikeK Sounds like you are sharp on electrical things. I have a question for you. I have a 33 roadster---qriginal style eng---12 v neg ground--- original generator . I set the 3 brush so as to 5-8 amp charge all the time. I have been using this set up for over 30 years---same generator---yes the car has in the past been driven(my son Allan Cassaro & myself drove the rds from Hayward Ca to 1983 early ford grand national meet Dearborn Mich ) back to my question ----- am I correct that the gen is controlled by the battery ( 6v battery charges 6v= 12v battery charges 12v ) also because of different field coils 6v--12v when using 12v battery with 6v generator the charge rate at low eng RPM low or no charge. This is what I have been telling people for years. Your thoughts Nick