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| 6 Volt or 12 Volt? |
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For the most part all Dodge Power-Wagons from 1946-1955 were 6 Volt, and all Power-Wagons from 1956-1968 were 12 Volt.
The exact time that Dodge changed from 6 Volt to 12 Volt is not clear, and many 6 Volt trucks have been changed over to 12 Volt, so questions of how to tell what a truck was from the factory comes up from time to time.
Here are a few clues to tell if a truck was 6 Volt or 12 Volt from the factory.
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| The 6 Volt trucks have red tags that say 6 Volt on the Generator and Starter motor, 12 Volt trucks have green tags that say 12 Volt. Below are a couple pictures of the Generator and Starter motor 6 Volt tags on a 1955 C-3 PW. |
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Starter motor 6 Volt |
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| Here is a 12 Volt tag from a Generator, all the 12 Volt tags are in the same locations as the 6 Volt tags. |
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| Starting in 1951 Dodge changed to the gauge cluster in the middle of the dash, and the AMPS gauge had different markings for a 6 Volt truck Vs a 12 Volt truck. |
| From 1951 up until 1955 or 1956 when 12 Volt was introduced Dodge used an AMPS gauge that read 50 - 0 + 50 on the 6 Volt trucks. |
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| Starting with the 1955 or 1956 Power-Wagon Dodge went to an AMPS gauge that read 30 - 0 + 30 for all the 12 Volt trucks, this gauge was used until at least 1960. |
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| Starting in the 60s, maybe in 1961 with the Alternator replacing the Generator, the AMPS gauge read 60 - 0 + 60 |
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| This is a late 60s gauge cluster from a 1967 or 1968 Power Wagon, the ALT gauge says D - 0 + C. |
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| There are other details that changed when Dodge went from 6 Volt to 12 Volt, like the dash knobs changing, so if more info is needed then what is listed above, feel free to ask for more detail. |
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I hope to update this page from time to time as more info becomes available, and feedback is given about other information that would be good to include on this page.
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