Timing light
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Topic: Timing light
Posted By: dr p
Subject: Timing light
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 7:15am
| I need to pick up a timimg light. Needs to work on 6 volt systems. Any preferences? Don't mind buying a used one off ebay if the older ones are superior |
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 7:31am
| Not sure about the 6 volt but I bought one at harbor freight and it wasn't very bright. Hard to see outside. Good luck |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 7:56am
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You can use a 12V car battery to power the timing light and the inductive pickup on the #1 plug wire of the vehicle to trigger it. I have an older "Sun" timing light that works on 6VDC just fine. Not looking to sell it but it has been a good one as a recommendation.
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Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 9:47am
This is what I have had to do as well. I bought a newer Innova 12V timing light and just drag a separate 12V battery over next to the 6V tractor I'm working on to power the light. I'm honestly not sure if you can buy anything new that would work with 6V, so you may have no choice but to go the eBay route for an older used one.
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Codger wrote:Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2025 at 8:06pm
heck yeah I used the lawn tractor for the 12V power source since it was easy to push around.
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Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:27am
| You don't even need a very good 12 volt battery to power a timing light. |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:29am
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I have one of those little 12v batteries out of a emergency door light I keep for such things ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: ekjdm14
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 9:08am
Just reminded me, I have a pm to answer on batteries! Memory like a sieve...
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 1:47pm
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At one time I had a timing light powered by 4 D-cell batteries. It worked great on anything, even lawnmowers to check for spark. I don't know where it disappeared to, although I have a suspicion. Probably like everything else logical and practical, they don't make them anymore. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 3:15pm
| I have 1980s Sears Craftsman timing light. I’ve owned since new. And yes it’s still working great. |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2025 at 3:39pm
| bought an old fox river one from a patient for a handful of floss and a new toothbrush |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2025 at 12:53pm
Are you sure you didn't overpay him??? Lol!!!
 Keep in mind the flos and toothbrush came free from the salesperson. |