22-10-2018, 10:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 22-10-2018, 10:40 AM by Robert Leigh.)
I agree with a lot of what has been said. A properly sorted 6v system can give results equal in most respects to a properly sorted 12v system. Where 12v wins is on lighting: if you want to use 36watt headlamp bulbs that will consume 12 amps on a 6v system, overloading any Austin Seven dynamo if it is setup to balance the load, and this can only be bad news. On 12v 36 watt headlamps take only 6 amps, leaving enough output to operate other things without problems. If you don't use the car extensively at night a good 6v system can be fine. I have chosen 12v for my Ulsteroid,but I keep the mag engine Chummy on 6v.