In all seriousness, all you gotta do to convert the heaters over is wire the 2 motors in series instead of parallel (how they were from the factory.) I learned this from Rick Taylor around Topeka, KS.
NQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Kuecker" <[email protected]> To: "Timothy Osburn" <[email protected]>; "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] converting 6 to 12 volts > He will need to get a voltage reducer for it, either one or more > resistors or a 6V power supply, or he will need to swap out the motors > and other electrical parts like ignition coils and heating elements with > 12V parts. To calculate resistors, you need to measure the current draw > on 6V, and use Ohm's Law: resistance = volts / amps. For a 12V system, > you would use 6.3 V for the volts you need to drop across the resistor. > The wattage rating of the resistor would be amps squared times the > resistance times two, to give a safety margin. You use the same fuse amp > rating as for 6V. > > Digi-Key http://www.digikey.com/ or Mouser http://www.mouser.com/ are > good places to buy resistors, if the local Radio Shack does not have > what you need. > > I wonder how much of a market there is for 12V to 6V converters? The > design is pretty simple, and I am an electrical engineer... :) > > Chuck Kuecker > > On 6/28/2011 11:32 AM, Timothy Osburn wrote: >> I have a friend who is converting from 6 to 12 volts. He specifically >> wanted to know about his Southland gas heater. Anybody have suggestions? >> Thanks! >> >> >> Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. >> Home of Fine, Old Volkswagens and....Grand Canyon Nut. >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
