6 Volt Headlight Bulbs
- Roger440IC
- 430 crawler
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6 Volt Headlight Bulbs
I just read ratskinner's post below and have to agree that it would be great to have brighter headlights because I always end up plowing snow in the dark as well. Has anyone found any higher lumen 6 volt bulbs out there, maybe LED, that would work?
Roger
Roger
440-IC
420-U
420-U
LED's are a great idea, but with one drawback; they don't generate much, if any, heat. I know this has caused problems with traffic lights in snow storms since the snow and ice tends to build up on the lenses.
There are aircraft landing lights available in LED, but they are 12 volt (or 24) and EXPENSIVE. $250.00. Over the long haul they are probably cheaper because of the extended life.
If they were available, though, I would get one. Less current draw. and not much snow around here.
Ben
There are aircraft landing lights available in LED, but they are 12 volt (or 24) and EXPENSIVE. $250.00. Over the long haul they are probably cheaper because of the extended life.
If they were available, though, I would get one. Less current draw. and not much snow around here.
Ben
- gregjo1948
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6 volt headlight bulbs
Would adding 6 volt fog lights help? gregjo1948
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- Roger440IC
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- Roger440IC
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- Paul Buhler
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I'm looking to put lights on my 6v dozer too.
I found this site which has some info. Now I'm wondering if I can find appropriate housings for the bulbs mentioned that will work on a dozer. Paul
http://kfclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=19.0
I found this site which has some info. Now I'm wondering if I can find appropriate housings for the bulbs mentioned that will work on a dozer. Paul
http://kfclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=19.0
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
I just wired up three 6v lights they had on the shelf at Tractor Supply on my crawler-2 front 1 rear. I think they were like $14 each. They work better than I expected, but I found that I had to run the positive ground back to the battery, otherwise they were kinda dim. Now that I did that they are not too bad, and it is very nice having lights.
- Paul Buhler
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Thanks for the info. I like easy and relatively inexpensive solutions. PaulI just wired up three 6v lights they had on the shelf at Tractor Supply on my crawler-2 front 1 rear. I think they were like $14 each. They work better than I expected, but I found that I had to run the positive ground back to the battery, otherwise they were kinda dim. Now that I did that they are not too bad, and it is very nice having lights.
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
When installing one-wire lights, I like to grind all the contact surfaces down to bare metal and coat them with never-seez to keep the rust out, to make a good electrical path. This would also need to be done where the brush guard mounts to the frame.hydrogeo wrote:I just wired up three 6v lights they had on the shelf at Tractor Supply on my crawler-2 front 1 rear. I think they were like $14 each. They work better than I expected, but I found that I had to run the positive ground back to the battery, otherwise they were kinda dim. Now that I did that they are not too bad, and it is very nice having lights.
Re: 6 volt headlight bulbs
It depends on how much electrical power the machine generates. These only produce 15 amps at 6 volts. Each bulb draws about 3 amps, that's 9 if you have the rear light, plus 2 amps for ignition is 11, that only leaves a 4 amp reserve for charging the battery.gregjo1948 wrote:Would adding 6 volt fog lights help? gregjo1948
Adding more demand than you generate will cause a voltage drop and you will just have 4 half-assed headlights instead of 2 bright ones.
- Paul Buhler
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Ray or others: Can you help me out? I understand the formula below, and I'm looking at installing a pair of 6 volt, 35 watt halogen utility lights. If I do the math, I expect that they will draw approx 6 amp each, for a total draw of 12 amps (I'm only using two lights on this circuit - the rear light will be switched separately, and used sporadically). Using Ray's information, this leaves 1 amp for charging when the two lights are on. Can I boost the generator output in some way, or will this system work ok? I only need the lights infrequently. Any other thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks, Paul
The power (Watts) generated or transmitted by a system is directly proportional to the current (Amperes), and can be expressed in the following equation:
P = IV
Where:
· P is power in Watts
· I is current in Amperes
· V is voltage in Volts
The power (Watts) generated or transmitted by a system is directly proportional to the current (Amperes), and can be expressed in the following equation:
P = IV
Where:
· P is power in Watts
· I is current in Amperes
· V is voltage in Volts
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
I think the generator on the 40-440 will do about 22 amps if I remember correctly. I have run 2 good sealed beam headlights, and a standard bulb type taillight on a 420 before. Onl time amp gauge would drop below positive is at lower RPM.
If you want more amps, I have a 10SI Delco 6V alternator I am not going to use sitting here.
Lavoy
If you want more amps, I have a 10SI Delco 6V alternator I am not going to use sitting here.
Lavoy
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6v headlights
Don't know what the sockets you have are like but try Mac's Antique Auto parts Model A Ford parts (they are online). They have higher candle power 6v bulbs and halogen bulbs that fit 6v sockets.
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