[AT] 8-volt batteries in 6-volt tractors

[charlie hill]

Dick,

When I was a kid just about everyone ran 8V batteries in their Farmall A's 
and Super A's.   I never knew exactly why.  Maybe those systems were set up 
for it.  I suspect George knows the answer to that.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D. Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: [AT] 8-volt batteries in 6-volt tractors


> TSC has quit stocking 6-volt batteries and replaced them with 8-volt. The
> sticker on the 8-volt battery states that the 'extra 2 volts helps antique
> vehicles start easier.'
>
> Several years ago, a friend suggested that I buy an 8-volt for a Ford 2N
> that I was working on. Once I installed it, I found that the charging 
> system
> on the 2N wasn't keeping up with the task and I was unsure exactly how to
> charge an 8-volt battery with my 6-volt/12-volt charger.
>
> I called Exide, the company that made the 8-volt battery, and finally 
> spoke
> with an engineer. He suggested strongly that 8-volt batteries should never
> be used in any application that was not designed to maintain an 8-volt
> battery.  He said that typically the on-board 6-volt charging systems are
> not adequate and except for a few industrial machines, no one makes an
> 8-volt charger.  According to him, charging an 8-volt battery with a 
> 6-volt
> charger doesn't work and charging it with a 12-volt charger is dangerous.
>
> Anyone have experience with 8-volt batteries?
>
> Dick Day
>
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