Re: 6 Volt A/C?

Posted by Gary On 2013/1/23 19:26:30

Good question HH. I wonder as well but I would be willing to bet that if an individual with the knowledge and $$$ or an existing company with both were to develop, manufacture and supply the required 6 volt universal components necessary to install 6 volt air conditioning they would gain a fair share of the market even from the most die hard purists especially on those pre-56 cars that offered A/C as an option. Most classic car owners are either capable of or have a capable buddy that can look at photos and fabricate a compressor bracket that will bolt up to practically any engine. I also believe that if anyone with metal working and fabrication experience were to apply that knowledge, he could design a mounting bracket that would allow an efficient compressor to be operated by a single belt as long as the belt was tensioned correctly and not spanning too great of a distance so as to cause belt bounce. Packard proved that a 6 volt A/C system will work over 65 years ago, today we simply have the technology to make it more efficient and dependable if we could just get our hands on the components or make the necessary modifications to the components that we have available to us just as "Ken" suggested in the above post. I plan on looking into the matter further and will post any new developments as they turn up.