Ever have a 6 volt VW jump started by a 12 volt car? Not pretty. Jim On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 5:34 PM Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Dave: > > If you had a new from the dealer beetle (or bus) in ’64 it would have been > 6v … unless the dealer converted it to 12v before it left the lot. > > Either way, it would have rolled off the line with a 6v electrical system. > > > > On 08-Oct-2016, at 19:26, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > > > > Oops, new from the dealer 64. > > > > Dave B. > > > > > > On 10/08/16, David Bjorkman<ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > > > > Half the amps. half the gauge wire needed. Lots cheaper and easier to > ground. > > BTW, my Dad and I had a new from the dealer, and I could swear it was > 12V. > > > > Dave B, > > > > > > On 10/08/16, C. Abney<tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM <mailto:tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM>> > wrote: > > > > Probably that it's half the amps is the biggest? > > > > On 10/8/16, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net <mailto:jpalmer@mymts.net>> > wrote: > > > What's the big advantage of 12V on an old beetle? Brighter headlights? > Does > > > LED technology make conversion unnecessary? > > > > C > > -- > > It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out) > |
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