Re: Johnson RDE 16 voltage ?

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September 1, 2015 at 7:37 am #23008
frankr
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    12V won’t hurt the starter unless you crank it for a long time. On the other hand excessive cranking time will overheat the starter no mater what. You will find that 12V will crank that motor very easily, whereas 6V will struggle to turn it over. Struggling on 6V will actually overheat it quicker then freely spinning on 12V. In fact, if it doesn’t start & run almost immediately on 12V, something is wrong, so stop and fix the situation.