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Will a 55 watt 12v light be as bright as a 25W 6v if hooked up to 6v.?
If a 55wat 12v halogen bulb is hooked to a 6v system will it throw as much light as a 25W 6v incandescent bulb?
3 Answers
- Dave JLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
No, it will not. With only half the voltage that it requires
to work it will only light up half as much. Actually, it
will light up a bit less with half as much voltage.
If you have a 6V vehicle you can change it over to
12V quite easy. The wires in a 6V vehicle do not
care about the amount of the voltage. The only things
that are affected are all the lights, the generator,
the voltage regulator, the ignition coil, and the heater
blower motor. If you change all the lights to 12V, install
a 12V alternator with, or without it's own regulator,
the ignition coil, and a 12V motor for the blower you
will have a 12 electrical system to use those 12V
halogen lights. Plus, you can always change back
to original if you would like at some later time.
One thing, though. If you use an old 12V alternator
that must have an external voltage regulator, you
must also change the regulator to one of 12V also.
If you change to an alternator with the internal
regulator, you must have the old regulator unplugged
from the system and use the ignition and power
wires from it to connect to the alternator. Some
alternators require a resistor wire inline, but you
can buy these wire 'pigtails' at most autoparts
stores. In fact, most autoparts stores can also
help to show you how to do this.
Source(s): Retired former owner of R-F Auto Electric Changed several this way, including my own 1947 Plymouth coupe, and a 1954 Ford fire truck so that it could use the newer 12V Federal Q siren.