Daughter getting married tomorrow, borrowed neighbours 1924 Chrysler, but battery is flat, (neighbour overseas) , had a 6 volt battery charger but its not working. Can we jump start it with a 12 V jumpstart or not,
unclejake,
Jul 27, 5:09am
Probably. The starter should be fine, but if there are any light bulbs involved they will blow.
Battery chargers usually have a 12v-6v switch. Is there no time to charge it up/ no chance he has an isolating switch on that battery!
smh63,
Jul 27, 5:13am
our charger is 12 v only , owners is 6 v/12v , but its not giving out any charge(we tested it) ,
unclejake,
Jul 27, 5:32am
I have had two 6v vehicles converted to 12v and both times we kept the original starter motor but we added a ballast resister to the coil, changed all the obvious bulbs and I made a 12 to 6v convertor for the dash bulbs. On one vehicle the windscreen wiper was fine but the other had vacuum wipers anyway.
Your other (possibly safest) option is to go buy a 6v motorcycle battery in the morning.
I hope the chap she is marrying isn't too much of a douche bag :-)
unclejake,
Jul 27, 5:34am
Hang on. A 1924 vehicle should have a crank handle and a magneto . wouldn't it!
motorboy2011,
Jul 27, 5:37am
the smallest, cheapest 6V battery you can get should allow you to push start it. get wedding pics of that :)
chebry,
Jul 27, 6:15am
Crank the sucker
fryan1962,
Jul 27, 6:29am
okyesssssssss jump start but take the leads of as soon as she starts the regulator will go nuts, I have done it heaps of times no problems
whqqsh,
Jul 27, 10:33am
why are ppl talking about bulbs! all should be fine unless like a womble you turn your lights on while hooked up to 12v, which BTW should be whipped off as soon as she fires up. I used to sart my 6v Goliath with a 12v jump-pack with out any issues at all & found it easiest to flick the switch on the pack to off rather than pulling the leads
supernova2,
Jul 27, 5:03pm
Bit OT but what happens if you hook a fully charged 12V to a flat 6V battery!Would it actually charge the flat battery!
bigfatmat1,
Jul 27, 9:53pm
its probably not charging because the batt is so flat buy a new battery!
whqqsh,
Jul 27, 11:06pm
bulbs in the dash! sure but oil pressure & genny/alt lights are only on momentarily from turning the key to windover & start (which 12v through a 6v sysyem oil pressure light normally goes out on fast windover anyway if not the instant of startup), which Ive never had blow on my Goliath or previous Austin 8 & '64 VW and theyve been 12v jumped many times
curlcrown,
Jul 28, 12:13am
Start it with the crank handle.
the-lada-dude,
Jul 28, 12:22am
tow it down road, use 3rd gearthe generator should self energize and start every thing, and will charge battery
luxy,
Jul 28, 2:06am
do it properly, go and hire a 6 volt charger otherwise you will be pushing at the wedding!
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