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On 23 Jul 97, James L. McGill wrote:
> Did not think about rebuilding the clock. It would be even more fun
> to put a quartz movement in there :-)
I've toyed with doing this, but I have not yet figured out how VDO
mounted the clock hands on their shafts. I can't get them off, and I
even bought a clock hand puller! Can you say teeny tiny two arm gear
puller? It broke!
> What about the wiper motor? And the generator?
Of course.
> I'm starting to think I'll be better off with a new (expensive)
> 6volt generator, a 6v gel battery (YES!), and the Archer power
> inverter (which I have) for the radio. I've also wondered how much
> FM/Cassette life you can get from an aux battery that you charge
> periodically.
Both are possible. There is really nothing wrong with 6 V if all the
high current connections are clean. I don't know if you can find a
large enough gel cell; it would need to be about 80-90 Amp-Hrs.
> Or if there is a way to have an aux 6volt battery and run them
> together for a 12v circuit on a 6volt car?
Put the Archer converter BEFORE the second battery and use it to keep
the second battery charged. A gel cell would probably work fine here.
Jim
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