[Healeys] Grounding

[Ron Ray]

Alan,
 
As I clarified in an email, there never has not been a batter in the car for
at least 4 years.
 
This is not a Healey, but another British car.
The battery cables are identical, both for the positive post on the battery.
 
It appears that the only way to make a reasonable guess is to go by the
wiring of the coil and assume it is correct.
 
  Ron
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:44 PM
To: Ron Ray; Peter Caldwell; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grounding
 
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 at 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 at nosimport.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:47 PM
> To: Ron Ray
> Cc: healeys at 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
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>>From: Chris Dimmock [Healey] [mailto:austin.healey at gmail.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:57 AM
>>To: Ron Ray
>>Cc: healeys at 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 at 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