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[Btzj02]

Does anyone have a good source for the following?
RVR210 Ford 2N 8N 9N Tractor External Regulator 8N-10505C 6 Volt (A Circuit).
Premium Made in USA.

I have a phone number I will try this week but it may no longer be available.

(I am getting tired of tapping on the cheap regulator with a wrench to get it to work.)
JB

 

[Bruce (VA)]

Take the cover off and dress the points.

That might work.
75 Tips

 

[R Geiger]

(quoted from post at 08:47:03 03/28/21) Does anyone have a good source for the following?
RVR210 Ford 2N 8N 9N Tractor External Regulator 8N-10505C 6 Volt (A Circuit).
Premium Made in USA.

I have a phone number I will try this week but it may no longer be available.

(I am getting tired of tapping on the cheap regulator with a wrench to get it to work.)
JB

When I got tired of tapping on the regulator and the battery needed to be replaced, I replace it with a 12 volt one and alternator. Life is good with 12 volts!

 

[Btzj02]

When I got tired of tapping on the regulator and the battery needed to be replaced, I replace it with a 12 volt one and alternator. Life is good with 12 volts!

I am still resisting 12 volts! Dressing the points? Didn't think of that! May have to give that a try. Thanks!

 

[R Geiger]

(quoted from post at 13:27:04 03/28/21) When I got tired of tapping on the regulator and the battery needed to be replaced, I replace it with a 12 volt one and alternator. Life is good with 12 volts!

I am still resisting 12 volts! Dressing the points? Didn't think of that! May have to give that a try. Thanks!

hat the cover off and watch the points and see what happens when you tap on the regulator. when the cutout coil closes you should have current flow. what i was seeing was that the points would not close until I tapped on it. if they are closing but no current flow then filling points might help.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Your wiring is incorrect. A 12V 8N switch over job deletes the GEN AND the Voltage Regulator. Front Mount DIS uses the OEM Ballast Resistor whether 6V/POS GRN or 12V/NEG GRN. The later Side Mount DIS did not use a Ballast Resistor. Front Mount with a 6V coil needs an external 1-OHM in-line resistor in the circuit for 12V. Omit the extra resistor by getting a 12V coil for your 12V.

FORD 8N TRACTOR WIRING DIAGRAMS:
PRIOR TO S/N 8N-263844:

CORRECT FORD 8N ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - 6V & 12V:

FORD 8N TRACTOR w/FRONT MOUNT -12v CONVERSION:

*PICTOGRAMS courtesy of JMOR

FORD OEM BALLAST RESISTOR -USED ONLY WITH FRONT MOUNT DISTRIBUTOR:

HELP: The LH resistor Terminal Post connects to the COIL Stud Terminal Post as you face the back off dash. OEM Wiring is RED.

EXTERNAL 1-OHM CERAMIC RESISTOR - USED ON FRONT MOUNT AND
ONLY IF COIL IS 6V:

FORD 8N-SERIES TRACTOR 12V CONVERSION; ANGLE MT. WIRING PICTOGRAM:

MAJOR CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS:

FORD 8N TRACTOR ESSENTIAL OWNER/OPERATOR/PARTS/SERVICE MANUALS:

Tim Daley(MI)

 

[Btzj02]

I found the Regulator I was looking for. Information shared if requested. The cheaper regulator could not take the heat. Probably arcing. No dressing those points. You can compare!

 

[hunkydory]

That looks pretty good. Information requested!

 

[Btzj02]

I hope this is not sensored!

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 19:48:48 04/02/21) I hope this is not sensored!

t that price, it better be REAL good!

 

[Btzj02]

at that price, it better be REAL good!

Happiness is buying an old $500 tractor and spending $1000s to keep it running.

 

[hunkydory]

Thanks for the info!

I don't mind spending more for quality. Looking it up it's MADE IN THE USA. With all the (often justified) bellyaching about offshore junk sometimes you do get what you pay for....

Happiness is buying an old $500 tractor and spending $1000s to keep it running.

Tru dat! :lol:

 

[W_B]

(quoted from post at 20:27:04 03/28/21) When I got tired of tapping on the regulator and the battery needed to be replaced, I replace it with a 12 volt one and alternator. Life is good with 12 volts!

I am still resisting 12 volts! Dressing the points? Didn't think of that! May have to give that a try. Thanks!

Get over that thought. I converted my '48 8N to 12V and haven't screwed with the electrical system in almost 3 years. Hold your nose and just do it, you won't be sorry.

 

[Kenneth999]

Thanks for posting all these wiring diagrams! We just bought a 1952 8N, serial number 8N476795, still 6 volt, and it has what looks like a fairly new 3 terminal regulator. Where does the ground wire from the generator go? Presently there is a ring terminal attached to one of the regulator mounting bolts, which looks like it had a wire attached to it, but presently the wire is unattached and taped. So I didn t know if they purposely cut it and taped it for some reason, or if it just broke. According to the ammeter, it doesn't seem to charge, but rather it runs in the negative a bit when running. Why would there have to be a ground wire, isn't the generator naturally grounded? Thank you!

 

[HarryVanderpool]

Get over that thought. I converted my '48 8N to 12V and haven't screwed with the electrical system in almost 3 years.

We bought our 6V 2N in 1987.
Has run perfectly for 35 years.
It had ran 45 years before that!
I win!

 

[Jim L WA]

Kenneth999, You asked, Where does the ground wire from the generator go? The answer is, it goes to ground.
In your photo with the cut off wire, where does that wire go?
BTW, next time it would be best to start a new post rather than use one from last Spring.

 

[wore out]

(quoted from post at 10:23:30 02/25/22) Kenneth999, You asked, Where does the ground wire from the generator go? The answer is, it goes to ground.
In your photo with the cut off wire, where does that wire go?
BTW, next time it would be best to start a new post rather than use one from last Spring.

Actually, the ground wire from the generator (when used) typically runs from a ground stud on the generator to a dedicated ground screw on the regulator (if present) or to a regulator mounting screw.

The purpose of said ground wire is to keep the generator AND regulator at EXACTLY the same ground potential for better voltage regulation/system operation.

 

[Kenneth999]

This post was edited by Kenneth999 on 02/26/2022 at 08:59 am.

 

[Kenneth999]

Thank you so much! Yes, the wire comes from the ground stud on the generator. I'll attach it again.

 

[W_B]

(quoted from post at 20:27:04 03/28/21) When I got tired of tapping on the regulator and the battery needed to be replaced, I replace it with a 12 volt one and alternator. Life is good with 12 volts!

I am still resisting 12 volts! Dressing the points? Didn't think of that! May have to give that a try. Thanks!

Go with the 12 V conversion, you won't be sorry and will wonder why you waited. No voltage regulator needed. Did this on my '41 8N and haven't' looked back.