[rotorwrench]

The regulator in the link is what my old 850 would use if it still had a generator. It was converted to a 12-volt alternator before I purchased it. The 12-volt set up works well and the batteries are a lot less expensive.

The tractors that had the two headlights plus the rear work light needed more than the 7-amp system of the original 9N of 1939. The 2N that was made during the war years was devoid of all electrics except the magneto ignition. It had to be hand cranked for start. A lot of farmers were used to hand cranking tractors so it was just a way to save materials for the war effort. Most owners of 2N tractors converted them back to electrics. The 8N came out in 1948 but still had the early distributor. It took a few years before the engine was changed to use the modern type distributor. The simple electrical system of the 8N and later NAA & 100 series tractors didn't need a lot of output like a car or truck of the post war era. Output remained low well up until alternators were standard equipment in the 60s.