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1. reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "tnewton" <timnewton@menziesgroup.com.au>; Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:02:13 +1100; Hi every one the auto electrician who re-bushed my TC generator and replaced the voltage regulator points said he could convert over to negative ground, and only needed to reverse generator polarity; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00000.html (7,578 bytes)
2. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:58:54 -0500; There's one other item that needs to be reversed -- the battery! Other than that, he's correct. A Happy Motoring Year to all, Bud Krueger 52TD /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@au; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00001.html (8,270 bytes)
3. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "Blair J. Weiss" <blair@ifd.mv.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:19:36 -0500; Unless there is a transistorized fuel pump... or electronic ignition. Blair 53 TD /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00003.html (8,968 bytes)
4. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:31:24 -0600; needed to reverse generator polarity and the amps meter. No other wiring changes needed. <<<snip>>> <<<Snip>>> There's one other item that needs to be reversed -- the battery! Other than that, he's; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00009.html (8,644 bytes)
5. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 23:02:12 -0500; Yes it's that simple. And you don't "have" to reverse the ammeter, if you don't mind it reading backwards. (Some claim you should reverse the ignition coil wires, but I believe that's an old wives' t; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00010.html (9,278 bytes)
6. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:33:34 -0600; (Some claim you should reverse the ignition coil wires, but I believe that's an old wives' tale.) <<<snip>>> Then why do the coil manufacturers mark the leads for + and - if it makes no difference?; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00011.html (8,674 bytes)
7. RE: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "James Fischer" <jfischer@supercollider.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 07:51:02 -0500; I mostly just read and learn from what is posted, but I am fascinated by this discussion, even though I would no sooner convert an MG to negative ground than I would replace the Smith's instruments w; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00012.html (12,153 bytes)
8. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:08:13 -0600; Disagreeing is an opinion, not a fact. <<<snip>>> That said, there is NO CONSENSUS IN SCIENCE as to the actual "direction" of current flow given a simple battery and a light bulb. The argument starte; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00016.html (9,661 bytes)
9. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:36:52 -0800; I was taught that this (metal transfer) is not current-flow dependent, but rather a reflection of the value of the condenser. They told me that the actual value of any given condenser was mostly luck; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00017.html (9,701 bytes)
10. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Walton <waltonps@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:47:32 -0800 (PST); Hello Rocky, You were correctly taught, however if you reverse battery polarity without changing the coil polarity; the transfer of metal would indeed be reversed. Walt 51 TD Northern California I wa; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00018.html (9,716 bytes)
11. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 19:11:33 -0500; You were taught correctly about the movement of electrons. No question about it. It turns out that it was our old buddy Ben Franklin who guessed wrong. For many years "current flow", or as it is som; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00019.html (10,597 bytes)
12. RE: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "James Fischer" <jfischer@supercollider.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:24:50 -0500; Interesting points of view about things like points, but does anyone have any idea how all these "bad things will happen" rumors got started about polarity as applied to coils and ignition systems? I; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00020.html (8,820 bytes)
13. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Mike Duvall <duvallcom@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:55:23 -0600; Jim, Here is a link to a Healey owner who has posted information from a Champion manual about polarity and spark plugs. Mike (not an engineer or a mechanic) http://hometown.aol.com/bgahc/01_jwha_coil; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00021.html (9,629 bytes)
14. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:28:01 -0800; I once had a friendly argument with a guy at a party in Toronto, many years ago, about which way current flows. I explained that I was a research tech in basic electronic component design and manufac; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00022.html (9,626 bytes)
15. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Dave & Liz DuBois <ddubois@sinclair.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:50:12 -0800; You were both right. If you are in a physics class, current flows positive to negative. If you are in a electronics class, it flows from negative to positive. It really doesn't make one whit of diff; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00023.html (9,255 bytes)
16. RE: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Jesus Vicente Benajes Calvo <jbenajes@mot.upv.es>; Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:05:36 +0100; Yes, interesting thread, indeed...! Many years ago I played with the mathematical equations which describe the instantaneous voltage and current evolution along the electric ignition system based on; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00025.html (9,135 bytes)
17. reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: Paul Gallian <gallianp@direcway.com>; Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 17:26:20 -0500; The following was posted in Oct, 1993 to the list.. It may have be posted before that -- even several times.. I found it very funny and to the point of discussion. Paul Gallian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00041.html (10,721 bytes)
18. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:26:30 -0500; Wow, my "old wives tale" comment started quite a thread. I'm an EE working for a major automotive parts supplier, but not directly involved with ignition systems. I'll ask around work and see if I ca; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00051.html (9,447 bytes)
19. Re: reversing positive ground (score: 1): Author: "Bill Traill" <bill@clovermachine.com>; Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:55:16 -0800; Years ago an owner of a 1946 or 47 Chevrolet pick-up truck was showing me an interesting factory equiped feature of the vehicle. The starter was activated by a floor switch. When pressed it would als; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00055.html (8,152 bytes)

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