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to the opening page of "The Austin Seven Motoring Pages"From: Bruce White ([email protected])
Date: 14 Nov 2001
Time: 21:12:28
Remote Name: 129.96.230.135
Hi Dave,
Here is a start....
There are many articles written on this (the Austin Seven Companion has one such article). There still seems to be two schools of thought – those that think it’s a waste of time and the 6 volt system in fine (if it is in good repair and you use modern globes) and those that think playing with ANY 6 volt system IS a waste of time! If you decide to go to a 12 volts system, some Austineers are using the standard 6 volt dynamo to produce the 12 volts……. I have included some reference from the “Archive Section” of this site that cover this topic. I believe 12 volt conversion kits are still available as described in the last article below. Maybe someone in the UK can help with this.
Regards Bruce
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Re: Conversion to 12 volts
From: Charles Ping - [email protected]
Date: 13 Mar 2001 Time: 19:39:12
Comments I run a 6v CAV dynamo on 12v - no problem. You have to wind the third brush right back (it's easy to cook it the dynamo!) and use a 12v cutout (I'm using the cutout part of a Lucas RB106 as fitted to most 1960's cars.) The starter does spin well and consumes brushes a bit faster than normal but when it's cold that helps. I've never heard of anyone running 12volts thru' an A7 starter having problems. One year I'm going to buy a solid state voltage converter but there's always other things to do first......
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Re: Conversion to 12 Volts
From: Mick Redman [email protected]
Date: 13/08/99 Time: 7:09:22
Comments The A7 Owners Club have some useful information on electrics including 12 volt conversions. You may find the following site useful:
www.austinseven.mcmail.com/electrics/page9.html
Regards Mick Redman
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Re: 12 Volt Conversion
From: H W Jones [email protected]
Date: 8/05/00 Time: 19:49:57
Comments My father is contemplating a 12v conversion on his '34 box and has obtained a kit to do this, he got it from Mick Kirkland of the Severn Workshop (northern area). From what i can see its a simple job. Whether the wiring on your special differs from a standard seven I do not know or whether it is compatible. But I hope this is of some help
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