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    JimmyL is offline Registered User Visit my Photo Gallery
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    How to convert 6 volt to 12 volt

     



    What if anything do I need to do to convert 6 volt horns to 12 volt? I have heard to do nothing, use a 12 volt relay ect. Tell me what you have done that works.

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    Hi JL, if u are not planning on using those horns all the time then an occasional 12 volt blast wont hurt them. Im in the process of doing my 53 Ford tudor. I will change out the bulbs for 12 volt. Then get a resistor for the guages.
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    Depends on the horn. The cool old "oogah" ones with a motor in them sound shrill and don't last long, you need a resistor in the circuit. The diaphragm type will work if you don't blast them for long periods, but the points will burn out rather quickly.

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    suggest you knock the heater motor back to 6 volts too,same for the fuel sender!!, the starter will be o.k.

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