[AJD] 8 Volt Batteries

[John D. Swecker]

Phil, Do it the simple way---just hook a 12v. headlight bulb in series 
with the battery and charger, and set the charger to 12 volts. If your 
charger is small, use any bulb that limits the charge current to less 
than the rating of the charger. When the battery starts to produce gas 
bubbles in the cells, it is charged.    John D.

Phil Kelley wrote:

>I have just purchased a F-300 that has an 8 volt battery.  The battery is
>not charging in the tractor and is getting weak.  Any way to safely charge
>it in the shop?  Use a 12 volt charger at low rate?
>
>Thanks
>
>Phil Kelley
>North GA
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bill Brueck" <b2 at chooka.net>
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>Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 11:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [AJD] 8 Volt Batteries
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>>This was a pretty common aftermarket boost for 6 volt systems.  You bought
>>
>8
>
>>volt bulbs for any lights, put in the battery, and boosted the voltage
>>regulator a bit so it would charge.
>>
>>I work on my father in law's Farmall H with this system from time to time.
>>It was upgraded before my time.
>>
>>B²
>>Bill Brueck (brick)
>>Chatfield, Minnesota USA
>>
>>Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Kevin Smolkowski" <kev at smolkowski.com>
>>To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>><antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:51 PM
>>Subject: [AJD] 8 Volt Batteries
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>>
>>>While we are on the subject of MC's and Voltages...
>>>
>>>I picked up another MC the other day and compared to others
>>>it seemed to spin around pretty good using the started.  At first
>>>I thought that someone put in a 12V battery but it had the original
>>>generator and it was charging.  I looked closer and it had a 8v
>>>battery.
>>>
>>>Was this a common thing?   Seems to work well enough that I am going
>>>to leave it that way.
>>>--
>>>Kevin Smolkowski
>>>John Deere Model R
>>>visit: www.twocylinderdiesel.com
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