[Boatanchors] Partially Off Topic Question

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On 9 Aug 2009 at 14:54, Jack wrote:


> 
> When did American automobiles go from a 6 Volt system
> to a 12 V system?
> 
> I have a 52 Ford car radio which is 6 V, and I know
> that by the time I was aware of such things in high school
> in the mid 60s, all the family's cars were 12V, but when
> did the change occur?
> 
> Was it an all at once starting with a given model year?
> 
> Were 12V systems optional, becoming standard at some point?
> 
> This was prompted by some idle thinking about using the 52 Ford
> car radio as a basis for a simple cheap ham receiver, by adding
> a BFO and a converter front end, a project that I may explore one
> of these decades.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jack Antonio WA7DIA

The first American car with a 12 volt system was Buick in 1954. Most others 
followed suit the next year, or the year thereafter.

Marvin
KA7TPH