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Date:         Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:13:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday Beetle question
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk2Kg=WEECUfePrVuzFe23kv+_1uvcN2jOVY=4fRqHFUSw@mail.gmail.com>
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It's usually not good for the jumper cables if the 6 volt battery is still hooked up.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com http://goo.gl/niRzVw

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Jim Felder Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 5:49 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Friday Beetle question

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) > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7797 / Virus Database: 4656/13164 - Release Date: 10/07/16


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