I’ve jumped my ’66 bus, before it was converted to 12v, from a 12v battery once.  

Before attempting this, I disconnected the 6v battery and made certain everything electrical was shut down (lamps, radio … there isn’t much electrical in the bus) … even then I was still concerned about the generator.

It worked, but is not something I wanted to do on a regular basis.

> On 08-Oct-2016, at 19:49, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto:ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>> wrote:
> >
> >  Oops, new from the dealer 64.
> >
> > Dave B.
> >
> >
> > On 10/08/16, David Bjorkman<ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET <mailto: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> <mailto: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> <mailto: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)