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suggestions for a modern 6v battery 444-544

posted by  mjamgb on  Fri Jul 1 09:42 CST 2005
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Volt-a-drops are notoriously ungainly and sensitive to load. i.e. the wipers run fine in testing but turn on the lights and then they go sloooow. Conversely, set it up with the lights on and the wipers will go spastic on you. Really best to get a 12v wiper motor.

There may be versions of the volt-a-drop that "sense" load and deliver consistant performance.

To run 12v you will need a later 12v generator or an alternator conversion.

Otherwise all you need to do is replace bulbs. I had a buddy who did this with his '64 Ghia and he did just that... volt-a drop for the wipers (never worked right) and replace bulbs as they died... some he never replaced. Those headlamps were pretty darn bright until they blew (about two nights of driving for one, about 5 minutes for the other!). The dash lights never blew as he used the light switch rheostat to turn them down (very bright) and they were fine.

The heater blower will give you big air (and hopefully never die)!

Oh, he did melt one rear running light lens cover due to the immense heat.

--
Mike!






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