[AT] Battery in backwards question

[Larry Goss]

@#$$%^&*(() I've been working with smaller stuff too long.  Everything I've been working with for several years uses permanent magnet starter motors.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 16:12
Subject: Re: [AT] Battery in backwards question
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> As someone else noted, Larry, starter motors are almost always 
> "field 
> wound" and can only turn in one direction, regardless of the 
> polarity. 
> In addition, those old 6 volt motors work just fine on 12 volts, 
> although they should not be run for more than 10 or 15 seconds. 
> Having 
> converted at least half a dozen Ford, JD, and IH tractors from 6 
> volt 
> positive ground to 12 negative, I can assure you what I wrote 
> above is true.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Larry Goss wrote:
> > Battery was in backwards and the starter wtill ran?  Something
> > doesn't sound right.  Are you sure the tractor hasn't 
> been converted
> > from 6 to 12 volts?
> > 
> > Larry
> > 
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