20-10-2020, 08:46 AM
I have just completed this on our Special.
Having read all the problems that people have suffered with Dynamators, we decided to go with a 12V Neg earth system, but to use a reconditioned dynamo converted to 2 brush operation & a more modern regulator box, the work on the dynamo was carried out by Vince Leek, who did a superb job, as always. The wiring for this combination was very easy & uses commonly available parts.
As has already been said a 6V starter will work very will with a 12V system, but the brushes will suffer over the longer term. You will need to buy a suitable 12V coil. I have found the British made Remax Coils to be far more reliable than a lot of others currently supplied. The current crop of foreign made "Lucas" ones are absolutely terrible.
https://www.gsparkplug.com/remax-es5-ign...lb101.html
If you are wiring the complete car from scratch, it may also be worth thinking about LED lamps. These are at least as bright as the originals, but consume about 1/10 of the electricity.
Good luck,
M
Having read all the problems that people have suffered with Dynamators, we decided to go with a 12V Neg earth system, but to use a reconditioned dynamo converted to 2 brush operation & a more modern regulator box, the work on the dynamo was carried out by Vince Leek, who did a superb job, as always. The wiring for this combination was very easy & uses commonly available parts.
As has already been said a 6V starter will work very will with a 12V system, but the brushes will suffer over the longer term. You will need to buy a suitable 12V coil. I have found the British made Remax Coils to be far more reliable than a lot of others currently supplied. The current crop of foreign made "Lucas" ones are absolutely terrible.
https://www.gsparkplug.com/remax-es5-ign...lb101.html
If you are wiring the complete car from scratch, it may also be worth thinking about LED lamps. These are at least as bright as the originals, but consume about 1/10 of the electricity.
Good luck,
M