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Title: Any Ideas
Post by: Matt on May 20, 2004, 09:51:15 PM

So I had a few spare minutes tonite, and started crawling around the notch, looked at the battery and saw this.

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The battery has a second power wire from the pos. terminal that runs to what looks like a ceramic cylinder, directly across from that the wire leads off to another battery terminal, there is also a second ground strap on the other side of the tunnel. What's the deal with that??? Is it a 6 volt thing? this is the first 6 volt era car that I have owned that was still 6 volt.

Matt

Title: Any Ideas
Post by: oldfart on May 20, 2004, 09:58:07 PM

pre -eletronic splitter dual battery set up.pretty cheesy eh?used to see it in trucks with campers a lot
 :mellow:  

Title: Any Ideas
Post by: steveo_32 on May 20, 2004, 10:06:05 PM

Are all the bulbs 6 volt?
If not two six volts hooked up together make's a twelve volt
(my early MGB's were like that)
Also Landcrusiers (two twelve makes 24 volt)

Title: Any Ideas
Post by: Matt on May 20, 2004, 10:11:52 PM

hmm....I'll have to check the bulbs, I know thw generator is 6 volt still, so i imagine the bulbs are. But your right oldfart, chessy indeed.

Matt