Ron -
Coil will operate with points no matter which way it is hooked up,
this is a bad way to check.
Just check which terminal from the battery is connected to ground,
it's the only test that's 100% accurate.
On all healeys, it is typically the terminal that is facing the rear
of the car and attached to the battery cutoff switch.
Alan
On 7/15/11, Ron Ray <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Thanks Peter,
>
> The + side of the coil is going to the points, so the car is still positive
> ground.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Caldwell [mailto:peter@nosimport.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:47 PM
> To: Ron Ray
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grounding
>
> If the coil was wired correctly, then the ground should be the wire
> going to the points, and the coil will show + or -.
> Several if's there, though.
> Peter C
> ====
> At 12:05 PM 7/14/2011, Ron Ray wrote:
>>Chris,
>>
>>I should have mentioned that there is no batter in the car.
>>
>>Ron
>>
>>Ronald J. Ray, RA, CCS, CCCA
>>
>>Ray and Associates
>>811 West 35th Street
>>Kansas City, Missouri 64111
>>tel: 816-531-2707
>>fax: 816-753-0285
>>ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net
>>
>>From: Chris Dimmock [Healey] [mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:57 AM
>>To: Ron Ray
>>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grounding
>>
>>Look closely at the battery - the terminals on the battery should indicate
>>which terminal is + and which is -
>>Then it's just looking to see which battery cable connects to earth/ground.
>>If the negative terminal on the battery connects to earth - its negative
>>earth.
>>If the positive terminal on the battery connects to earth - its positive
>>earth.
>>
>>Best
>>
>>Chris
>>On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Ron Ray <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>Folks,
>>
>>Is there any way to tell if a car is positive or negative ground?
>>The previous owner used a red positive battery cable for both the positive
>>and ground cables.
>>
>>Thanks,
>> Ron
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