Cub electrical; can my lights work?

[Joe Howard]

I have a '49 Cub (magneto ignition) that has been rebuilt maybe 10 years ago. It has a generator with a piggyback regulator and a starter, but I didn't put them back on w/ the rebuild because it starts so easily with a hand crank, I couldn't see buying / maintaining a 3rd 6 volt battery (also have two other 6V mag tractors) for the little benefit I'd realize with the starter. I would like to make the lights operable, however, and I recognize I would have to get the generator back on; what else would it take? Seems like with the relatively low amperages involved some light duty wire would do. Does a battery have to be in the circuit? Would someone be so kind as to forward me a sketch of what it would take, eg, a back-of-the-envelop wiring diagram to get the lights working. Thx, Joe Howard

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

yes, you will need a battery, without it the generator will soon fail

[Bigdog]

Joe - the battery provides a load for the generator.