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

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

Hello,

I have had good luck with 8 volt batteries. I have one in our WD and I  put one in my brother-in-laws 8n. I took the generator and voltage regulator to a local auto-electric shop and he set it up for 8 volt charging. As I understand it the generator will put out the same amount of juice, it's just that the voltage cut off shuts off a little higher on an 8 volt vs. a six volt....? 

Regards,

Will Powell


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "D. Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
> 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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