6/12 Battery

[dirty dan]

http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/prod011.htm

Wherever a 6 volt battery is now used, you can convert the starting power to 12 volts. Overcomes hard starting problems. Requires no change in electrical system. Complete installation instructions included. Gives 12 volt starting power to older engineered 6 volt starting and charging circuits without rewiring. We have this battery in a group 22(9x6.75x11), group 24(10.25x6.75x11), group 27(12x6.75x11), and group 3E(19x4.5x11) case.

Does anyone have any experience with this battery?

[martybose]

It's just a 12V battery split into two banks with a series/parallel switch. It is in parallel normally, but switches to series when you hit the starter button. I had one in an old 6V Volvo that I put a later 12V motor into a LONG time ago.

Marty

[Niel Hoback]

I haven't seen one of those for a long time. We had one in a 54 Pontiac and it worked perfectly. There was a solenoid on top of it that changed the cell connections from parallel to series only for starting. Very neat gadget.

[Reg Evans]

How much do they cost? I might want to try one if the shipping isn't a deal killer.

[JIPJOBXX]

Could that work for a pedal operated starter?

[claybill]

jb job.....i had that pedal starter on both my 41's...it was an easy switch to a pishbutton. actually you cxan leave all the original equip there..just change wires. what a relief too.! you need a button and a solenoid.

bill