[AT] A real antique tractor question!

[CBear81438 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/1/2004 5:50:33 PM Central Standard Time, 
rkiser at islandhospital.org writes:

> Well, I handed him an ignition switch to my M-M Avery V to clean up and
> he cut off "that funny looking wire with the string wrapped around it"
> and threw it away. So here is the question: Does anybody know what size
> and wattage a field resistor might be, or where can I get another one?
> <weak grin> It's a 6VDC generator, pretty sure it is a Delco, probably a
> 20-25 amp size, but I don't think that matters.
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Rick
I used to knowall that, I think it is a 25 watt, resistor.  I would try 
taking a resistor from an old fam blower relay like one on a chevy fan blower that 
goes into the air box.  Try it ans see if it will give you the required lower 
amperage for charging..

Cecil in OKla