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 > > > >----------------- �http://www.imperialclub.com �----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@xxxxxxxx! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/