Ok group, what do you all think about the below.
George
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> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Positive ground phone charger
>
> Think before leaping :). If the battery is hooked up positive ground then +
is always the ground. It doesn't matter if you use an isolated plug n reverse
the lead.. + is always going to be the ground. The main cable off the +
terminal on the battery is going to ground and when u connect a new wire ( one
from your cig lighter) to the terminal it is still going to be + grounded.
Been there tried that. Only work around I have seen is a + grd to neg grd
converter. I opted to convert to neg grd.
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> On Aug 17, 2013, at 6:51 PM, Gmari2 <gmari2@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Greetings group,
>> Like an idiot, i installed a cigerette lighter to the Sprite in hopes of
>> having a usable phone charger. The car is positive ground. The lighter
>> itself works great at heating the coil to light a smoke. But what is now
>> painfully obvios is that it will not work at charging a cell phone.
>> Other than converting the car to negative ground, can anyone reccomend a
>> solution?
>> Thanks,
>> George
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