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)
>