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:
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>  Oops, new from the dealer 64.
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> Dave B.
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> On 10/08/16, David Bjorkman<ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
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>  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,
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> On 10/08/16, C. Abney<tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM <mailto:tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
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> Probably that it's half the amps is the biggest?
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> 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
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> It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out)