Hello, All & Kerry
I thought that all Crown Imperials 1949 thru 1955 were 12 volt positive ground
with 1955 being negative ground????. If so you could use a 12v soleniod as it
would be indifferent to +/- ground... Just a thought...
George ...with the soon to be beautiful '55 & 56 Limo's'...
"A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>Kerry;
> I think that you could probably make a 12V solenoid work without a problem
>on a six volt system. A solenoid is basically an electromagnet with an iron
>or steel slug riding inside of it, as long as it has enough current going
>through it to produce a field it will work. The voltage rating is the
>maximum safe level at which the solenoid can operate without burning out, it
>doesn't mean that it won't work with less.
> Converting six volts D.C to a higher voltage is a tricky business. The D.C
>has to be converted into a pulsating voltage first and then to be run
>through a transformer to step it up, this is accomplished with an inverter
>circuit. The trouble is that most inverter circuits are designed to step up
>a voltage a great deal more then from six to twelve volts, usually 6 or 12
>volts dc to 110 volts A.C. A circuit could definitely be made for this
>purpose but the time and cost would not make it worthwhile when the solenoid
>would likely work without it. If it doesn't it would be easier to add
>another six volt battery in series with the car batteries and the window
>switches to make up for it. I am quite surprised that there are no 6.3V
>solenoids available as it was a common voltage in electronics, even with
>solid state for a long time.
>Best Regards
>Arran Foster
>1954 Imperial Newport
>Needing A left Side Taillight bezel and Other Trim Parts
>
>
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