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6 volt electronic ignition
Stephen62 - January 17th, 2013 at 12:09 PM

I have an early '62 6v 1200 beetle
Has anyone changed the points to electronic ignition in a 6v ?

modnrod - January 17th, 2013 at 02:42 PM

OOOOOOHHHH!!! That's tricky!

Someone else might know of a 6V dedicated ignition, but I don't. However, I do know about the 6V-12V upconverter that will happily drive a 12V electronic ignition (like Pertronix, etc).
Have a peek thru Jaycar etc cattledogs, the converter will probably draw 2A or so, so you will need a 300W version. 6V input, 12V output to your ignition, sweet. Hide it behind the firewall, sweeter.

Just in case you can't get a dedicated 6V unit.

68AutoBug - January 17th, 2013 at 03:47 PM

also be beware that if You hook up a pertronix or similar unit and the converter or resistor etc puts out too much voltage the pertronix etc will blow instantly...

I am sure that You can buy pertronix or similar in 6 volt versions
over seas... marked for 6 volts..??

anyone know if a 12 volt pertronix unit will work on 6 volts???

a bit pricey to experiment with... lol

LEE

steve burgess - January 19th, 2013 at 10:15 AM

accu spark .com.uk have a 6 volt version ,it is listed on ebay and i have seen a reference to 6 volt pertronix ign. but unable to actual see a listing.So they are available .

Craig Torrens - January 19th, 2013 at 10:20 AM

http://www.piersideparts.net/D189604.html