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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #135 on: 13.08. 2018 08:07 »
The dynamoregulaor LED bulbs have two LED's, one either side of a blade, one for dip two for full beam, so very hard cut-off. I have not played with the focal length of the bulb position on the prewar bike, reflector is not good on that bike, The combination works fine for a 1937 bike, a vast improvement on what I had out of a standard BA15d bulb from the limited dynamo power.
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #136 on: 13.08. 2018 09:23 »

 
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The LED bulbs I bought for my bike were happy with any voltage from 6-24v but were specific on polarity. For me they remove the argument about voltage although with good wiring and clean reflectors my 6v bike was indistinguishable from the 12v one in light brightness

 That's handy partial info....what breed of insert and  reflector are they ?

 One Thing I have trouble with is colour (which is easily worked out),and 'stated * lumens*'  *conf2* which means farqueall really- it depends on how the 'lumens' are calculated...then there is 'Lux' which I think is more relevant....depending on the situation *pull hair out*
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #137 on: 03.09. 2018 08:11 »
12 Volt & LED's on BOTH bikes now... 
The Swing arm is Neg to Earth..
& the Plunger is Pos to Earth...
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #138 on: 03.09. 2018 09:56 »
G'day Woz.
Could end up a bit confusing. Make both the same earth. I did.
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #139 on: 18.10. 2018 17:02 »
How does one vote - or has the poll closed? Don't tell me someone is reading all the posts and filling in a spreadsheet!
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #140 on: 18.10. 2018 17:55 »
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How does one vote

Scroll back up to the top of the page
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #141 on: 18.10. 2018 17:59 »
'Scroll back up to the top of the page'

Already looked there for a while, but can't find a way to vote. What am I missing? Maybe poll is now closed.
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #142 on: 18.10. 2018 18:20 »
you should see this
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #143 on: 18.10. 2018 18:28 »
 
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you should see this
............. yep- just worked for me
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #144 on: 18.10. 2018 19:38 »
bsaBill - not me I'm afraid. All I see is the poll result, but no means of casting a vote . But never mind, it's not important and I know when to give up.
Re the 6v debate; all my 6v vehicles - including a T20 Ferguson tractor - have stayed on 6v. After all, we're talikg wattage for lights / horns etc, and when using 6v instead of 12 that merely means twice the amperage for the same result. Provided the wiring is suitable, there should be little or no difference. For electric starting there can be a difference, as discharge rate is proportional to battery plate area, and 12v batteries usually have greater surface area meaning, on a tractor (or car etc) you may only get say 200A x 6v compared with 300A x12v. Just when you need more, you get less. But then few our bikes have been converted to electric start and the modern ones (eg my firestorm) are 12v from new.
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #145 on: 18.10. 2018 20:59 »
you should see this
That’s weird... normally once voted it should disappear. Otherwise it would be possible to vote a million times if you wanted. Haven’t changed your PC or something?
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #146 on: 18.10. 2018 22:00 »
looks like I'm in a virtual Tardis maybe, with option to freeze time

No actually I wondered if it was an unknown feature of Firefox (it has a few) so I've just tried it in Edge and Chrome - comes up just the same, possible to do with the way I open the tab (goes straight to recent posts?), I have tried to see if I could vote again and yes I could if I then pressed sumbit  , which I didn't
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #147 on: 18.10. 2018 22:39 »
On this Android tablet I do not see the voting buttons; only the results.
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #148 on: 19.10. 2018 06:34 »
Difficult choice. The A10 is 6 volt and sticking with it, the A7 is 12 volt and sticking with it. I would say that if you have a decent 6 volt system (separate earth wires make all the difference), why change? If you need a dynamo overhaul, why not go 12 volt?
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Re: 6 volt or 12 volt
« Reply #149 on: 19.10. 2018 08:35 »
G'day RD.
Are you logged in? Only members can vote. If your not logged in you will still see the topic but the voting won't be available.
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Ps: DOH, you must be logged in to post a reply  *bash*
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