On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Johnston, Leif wrote:
> The car is a positve ground.(Does that mean the wires carry only
> negative charge??) It has a good (12 volt battery).
The wires only carry a stream of electrons. Positive ground simply means
that the frame is connected to the positive terminal on the battery. So,
yes, the wires (that aren't connected to the ground) do have a negative
charge, unlike modern cars, where the ungrounded wires have a positive
charge.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
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