6/12 volt battery

[Guest Frank Quinn]

Can anyone help with info on a battery manufacturer that makes a 6 volt charge/12 volt crank battery in a group 24 size battery? I am aware of an outfit called antiqueautobattery.com, in Ohio. Wondering if there are others. Seems to me there used to be someone in PA?, or the NE? Thanks

[bhclark]

Never heard of such a thing? What car is it for?

When I had my old Buick, I found that 6 volt batteries from Tractor Supply/Farm and Fleet were considerably cheaper than antiqueautobattery if you're not concerned with the original look.

[Guest Frank Quinn]

Thanks. I'm working on a 49 Lincoln Cosmopolitan. antiqueautobattery has what is basically two batteries in one. Two 6v batteries with a series-parallel switch that allows 6v charging on both banks, but interconnects in series for 12v cranking. Seems to me there used to be other suppliers that had this setup available.

[Restorer32]

Why not just repair the Lincoln so it starts reliably on 6 volts? It did when new.

[Guest flaresideone]

I redid the entire starting circuit on my 48 F1 Ford PU that is 6 volt, but negative ground, before the rebuid of the starting system it cranked very slow, not it turns twice as fast.

I bought a 6 and 12 volt charger and starter from Sears with 3 year warranty, so far so good it works.