In the UK at least batteries are coded for applications and therefore can be
supplied with positive and negative terminals round one way or the other. I
had a dispute with my battery supplier and was on dodgy ground demanding a
second replacement battery. I think they deliberately gave me the 'wrong'
orientation but rather than push them possibly to the point of refusing to
supply a battery at all I simply fitted it the other way round in the
battery holder. The posts were the same size as they should be, so the
connectors fitted OK, and the cables reached. If you are going to go back
to positive ground you need to make sure your connectors will fit the posts,
or change them over.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Wetzel" <mwetzel@buffnet.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 6:19 AM
Subject: New Battery
> I just received a new battery from Abingdon Spares for my '52 MG TD. I
was
> surprised to find that the positive battery terminal was on the right hand
> side when viewed from the front. The previous, non-authentic generic
American
> battery that was previously installed had the negative terminal on that
side
> and went to the chassis. So, the car was converted to negative earth at
some
> time. I guess now that I have a battery that has the original
configuration
> of terminals, I'd like to retrofit it back to the positive earth
> configuration. Can someone help me with the necessary conversions I need
to
> make?
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