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02-07-2018, 10:15 AM | #41 | |
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02-07-2018, 11:21 AM | #42 |
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if you fire the potato at a chain link fence you do indeed get yard fries
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02-07-2018, 12:37 PM | #43 |
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When I bought my 30 PU it had a 8 volt battery in it. Soon learned that the slighest bump in the road and my blulbs would burn out. Soon got rid of the 8 volt, problem solved.
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02-07-2018, 01:26 PM | #44 | |
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As it turns out, I took my 6v battery to 3 different shops yesterday and all of them tested it having a bad cell. Looks like I'll be getting a new 6v battery and all should be good. Thanks again everyone. Now I'm off to find a bbq igniter to launch some potatoes at the fence. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk |
02-07-2018, 05:09 PM | #47 |
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If you have a BI-MART near you I have had good luck with their 6 volt batteries. I get 7-8 years average.
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they are also like eggs as its not wise to sit on them either or throw them at others
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My delinquent Friends shot one over the block at a 45 Degree angle, hope it didn't hit anyone! If it did, they'd call him "MR. POTATO HEAD"---Remember those? Bill Hungry
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I remember when manufacturers changed beer & pop cans from the straight walled design they had. I was crestfallen. Oh no! This meant that the tennis ball cannon were no longer practical from easily sourced neighborhood materials. For those who didn't grow up with them, they were a simple device. 7 or 8 cans had both ends removed and joined with duct tape (black hockey tape was traditional) one can on the bottom left intact, with a small hole in the bottom as a touch off. Lighter fluid (or hair spray?) was propellant of choice. A tennis ball was the perfect diameter.
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02-10-2018, 10:22 AM | #53 |
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I hate to drag this enlightening discussion back on topic, but while browsing old posts I ran across one from Jan. 31, 2107 started by smooth one. I tried to post a link, but can't figure out how.
It runs contrary to some of the earlier info in this thread. I find it hard to believe that things have changed in 12 months. |
02-10-2018, 05:46 PM | #54 |
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You might try jan 31, 2007
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02-10-2018, 06:08 PM | #55 | |
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02-10-2018, 06:09 PM | #56 | |
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02-13-2018, 10:49 PM | #57 |
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George, My fat fingers sometime type faster than I think they should. Correct date for the old thread is Jan. 31, 2017 If I was looking for a thread from Jan 31, 2107, I'd have to replace the dead battery in my time machine and I know an 8 volt wouldn't do the trick!
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02-14-2018, 11:13 AM | #58 |
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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. |
02-14-2018, 11:09 PM | #59 |
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Exactly ! Though i'm not recommending an 8 volt battery , A model A generator will charge an 8 volt battery . The thing is , if you allready have a nurex internal voltage regulator that takes the place of the third brush installed in the generator , it will only charge a 6 volt battery . Then theres the thing about the bulbs . An 8 volt battery, though it can be made to work , is just not practical for the model A . For a more powerfull electrical system, the 12 volt battery is practical . Positive ground works good for me . If the 12 volt battery is connected positive ground , no wires will need to be changed . The original ammeter will work perfectly . If you take a notion to change back to 6 volt , all that will be necessare is remove the resistor and replace the six volt battery . Just to make this clear , I'm not tring to convince anybody to do anything .This is just for anyone that is interested in practical possibilities .
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02-15-2018, 07:38 PM | #60 | |
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For the last couple decades I too have used 8 volt batteries in a 1946 Chris Craft 17 foot runabout that we've had for about 40 years. Works great. I changed to a solid state cut-out switch a few years ago. That was another worthwhile upgrade. No more sticking contacts to drain the battery when the engine was not running. |
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