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| brokenjunk
11-06-2009 18:21:45
74.204.111.201
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my 49 8n had no lights, it is 6 volts, postive ground. i just got a set of lights off a 8n 6 volt. they only have one wire coming out of them.do i hook it the positve or neg side of the battery?
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| NOXJohn
11-07-2009 03:32:25
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Re: 6 volt lights in reply to brokenjunk, 11-06-2009 18:21:45
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| Since your tractor is positive ground you want to connect the wire to the negative terminal of the battery through a switch. The light uses the sheet metal contact of the light mounting to provide the return path. With old rusty tractors this often makes for a very poor return path and very dim lights. You will most likely get better lighting by running a second wire as a return "ground" back to the positive battery post or to a good clean ground connection on the cast part of the tractor.
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| JMOR
11-06-2009 18:38:40
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Re: 6 volt lights in reply to TheOldHokie, 11-06-2009 18:21:45
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| Bruce (VA) said: (quoted from post at 22:28:27 11/06/09) Meant to say "hook them to a light switch." |
Bruce, you didn't tell him which side of battery! So, I'll answer. Either side is OK, it is just that they will only light up if you connect them to the non-grounded terminal.
:) Bulbs will last longer connected to grounded side, but then again, how would you know if they were burned out or not?
Life is dull without a little fun. :twisted:
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| Den N Ms
11-06-2009 18:35:19
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Re: 6 volt lights in reply to brokenjunk, 11-06-2009 18:21:45
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| brokenjunk,If its positive ground,The switch would hook to the negative post or terminal,or post at the amp meter.
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| Bruce (VA)
11-06-2009 18:26:43
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Re: 6 volt lights in reply to brokenjunk, 11-06-2009 18:21:45
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| | If I were you, I'd hook them to an ignition switch. Makes it easy to turn them off & on. Do not run the light switch through the ignition switch. You will burn up the ignition switch.
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| Bruce (VA)
11-06-2009 18:28:27
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Re: 6 volt lights in reply to Bruce (VA), 11-06-2009 18:26:43
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| Meant to say "hook them to a light switch."
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