Well so much I culd folow but what dummy light you used exactly what was exactly the light bulbs watt rating? Well the same result I got useing diferent capacitor values and types for exampel if I use hv ceramic capacitors any where on plus and minus terminal in series I get higher voltage in all wire harnest but just like you I get the alternator starting charge rpm to kick in around 2000 2500 rpm I played with plazma ignition so I got that result so I belive ordinary resistor and diferent values of bulbs culd solve that problem and probably alter those generators and alternators starting charge rpm even at lower rpms in theory it shuld work so idel speed wuld by reduced giveing bether economy and perhaps use bouth amplifier ignition on start up in cold weather then swap to plazma ignition only problem is other electric devices are effected even gages give false readings but thats a good typ to show peopel thanks nice video 👍
Got a question mike, what is it with the generator equipped bugs. What I’m saying is, I wire everything the way it’s supposed to be in the voltage regulator but, when I hook up the IGNITION to the solenoid on the starter......it won’t start when I turn the key. What is wrong, happens on all the bugs I’ve tried it on, only once, did one bug start up for a while and then nothing....am I connecting the ignition from ignition switch to the solenoid wrong? Thanks
resistance in the wire causes the solenoid not to go out far enough to connect. You need a hard start relay. They shorten the distance to the starter from the ignition switch.
Mike, I just bought a '66 Beetle from an estate. The car came without a battery. How can I tell if this has already been done on the car? Also, how will everything else in the car work, if the regulator is all that is changed?
size of the generator 12V is larger (almost 4" diameter vs 3.5") and look for the larger regulator for the 12 volt mounted on the fan or in the engine bay. 6V sat on the generator (least the engines i have in the basement).....doesn't everyone have spare vw engines in the basement ? -- I would also look at the light bulbs, could you take one out, and put 6V to it ? or just convert to 12, new head lights, wiper motor voltage drop or replace wiper motor...6V starter is going to kick on 12v.... like Mike says, go 12 V... remember VW put those 12 V lightning bolt stickers in the driver door frame in 67 and later ? 12v was an option in 66 from what I read....
@@caduceus33 no problem, I just had to go down stairs and measure them !! Yes, here's a 36 hp, then a 40, then a 1300, here is a single port 1600, and this is a dual port with alternator....welcome to my engine museum...and here is the 2 Liter bus engine "core" pile.... oy !
One thing you can't do on a 6 volt generator is 2 converted to 12 v the main reason is that the windings in the 6 volt armature and if you want to call it the resistance of the windings and there's solder joints will not handle the load or the heat.
It wont charge enough to make the engine run at idle without the battery. NO CHARGING AT IDLE....now if you have the engine running at a high RPM and take the batter cable off it may keep running but not sure because it is a generator system. Use proper testing equipment. Volt meter amp gauge you will find it will be charging at above idle somewhere. put it to like 2000rpm.
The only problem is the brushes are high carbon to be used on 6 volts the 12 volt brushes have more copper....the six volt generators are all smaller in diameter than the 12volt
yea the whole idea is that you need to use a 6 volt stand on a 36 hp. because it is permanently mounted to the engine. so either you use a 12v Porsche generator or use a 6v gen with a 12v reg. not suppose to work but it does.
2:50 if you wanna skip the rant. I kind of always knew this would work. and it won't affect the genny just the brushes. the regulator is doing the magic. moral of the story kids: If your genny already works, put a 12v regulator between it and a new 12v battery. NOW, does the starter work??
When i converted a 1200cc beatle 6V into 12V i put a 6 volt zener diode in series with the D-connector internal in the volage regulator. But your solution is O.K. My main problem was the carburettor. It had 2 connections, 1 for the choke and 1 for a small valve. A carb of a 1300cc (that has 12V ) did not fit. The 12V valve was expensive those days and the 12V choke was not possible. My solution back than was to put a bulb in series with the carb. It had worked all the years that my friend had the car. I did not solve the gas meter. The 6V starter worked also with 12V. Your statement that generator is bad when it turns, when you put current to the D? I am not so shure, it maybe can turn on the remanent magnetism, that is stil in the field. But i have no experience to that.
Mike, you obviously have a lot of knowledge, but I find your videos very hard to watch due to all the rambling you do. I suggest editing your videos down to just the pertinent information because I turn them off after a minute or two if you’re going on and on about stuff that has little to do with the title of the video. An example of this is the first 3 minutes of this video. I’ve also seen this on your more recent videos. Sorry if this come across jerky, I’m truly trying to give constructive criticism.
