[Healeys] Fw: Question re positive ground

[Dick Matson]

Yup.  Did it the Mike Garvey way on our Bj8.  The GPS was happy.  So was the
car.

Speaking of a going out of business sale and since we'll also not be replacing
our car I have a number of items left over.  Offers entertained.

Original MG Mitten car cover
New water pump and pulley from Nocks/BCS
Set of 60-spoke Dayton wheels.
BMC Parts Manual
BMC Workshop Manual
Pair of wire-mesh headlight covers and attachment hardware - from the day
Box full of new miscellaneous parts for Bj8 - inquire for details if
interested

Dick Matson / Bj8 / Retired


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Garvey<mailto:r3m1g4 at verizon.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Question re positive ground


You need to very carefully make sure that the GPS unit receives the expected
polarity and you need to wire the 12V socket accordingly.
The positive voltage needs to be on the center (deep) contact of the socket,
otherwise you'll likely fry the GPS unit.  You need to also be careful that
the outside barrel of the socket (now connected to negative power) cannot
contact any parts of the car (positive ground) chassis.
To be safe, I'd put a fuse (1 amp is plenty) in both legs (positive ground
and negative power) of the lines that supply the socket.
Mike

Michael Garvey
1967 BJ8/38046
Swampscott, MA

-----Original Message-----
Sent<mailto:healeys-bounces at Sent>: Saturday, December 08, 2012 11:34 AM
Subject<mailto:healeys at Subject>: [Healeys] Question re positive ground

Is there any reason that a 12V plug-in that is wired positive gnd wouldn't
work with the plug-in of a GPS unit?  Does the GPS unit care as long as it
gets the voltage----seems to me the plug-in is plastic anyway.

Thanks
tom