maybe a stupid question, but i dont know. last owner of my new project said he bought a new ignition switch for it, but bought the 12v one and not the 6v one? is there such thing? or are they all the same?
no difference..the switch doesnt care about voltage..just amps..and with it now living in a 12 volt world the amps will be lower than it was in its original 6 volt life.
no! read post 3 the switch dont care.. I still have the same OEM switch in my 53 chevy..and it is now a 12 volt system car
If you include the battery in the photo, we will be able to tell you the voltage. My brother's '53 has been converted to 12 volts and now has an alternator, I can't see that in your pic either.
That's a 6V battery under the hood. A stock ignition switch will be OK for the current load, since that's what it came with. A cheesey made in China switch may not be able to handle the current directly, but if you use relays for everything that has a sizeable draw, you will be OK. Worst case, go to a tractor supply place and buy a universal 6V farm tractor ignition switch. They are fine if it will fit in the dash hole and will only set you back $15.
If your car is a 6V it will need a higher amp rateing than the same car @ 12 volts. But when you go to the auto parts unless you are buying a stock replacement switch you probably won't have a choice. I wouldn't stress over it, if its a tru 6 volt car it probably doesn't start with the ignition switch anyway it should have a seperate switch for starting.
Voltage comes more in to play with guages, such as the gas guage. If you were to convert to 12 volt system, the ohms on the sender are different and dangerous to use a step down regulator on. my 2 cents.
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