> From mgs-owner@triumph.cs.utah.edu Thu Jun 8 14:36:38 1995
> From: Johnmowog@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:54:29 -0400
> To: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Radio Converter
> Sender: owner-mgs@triumph.cs.utah.edu
> Reply-To: Johnmowog@aol.com
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> I still maintain that it isn't much work, on the B an hour or two MAX.
> Everything that needs to be changed has clean, easy access. The battery
> terminals might be a hassle, but they likely need to be cleaned anyway. The
> tach work, including remove and replace, opening it up, cleaning it while you
> are there, etc etc, is 1/2 hour to an hour. Add a beer break, polish the
> windscreen while you're there, and it is still a quick easy job....after all
> most of us LIKE to work on the car when it is for an improvement, not an
> expensive repair.
> The best thing is that when you are done, no one can tell. No extra wires, no
> little box, just a negative ground car and a radio that works.
> IMHO, that is worth a couple hours of time, and as a bonus, when you are done
> , you have that sense on accomplishment you don't get from just throwing
> money at a problem. (except for goverment folks, I suppose) Besides, by the
> time you trot down to radio shaft (oops, freudian slip :-) ) bring the
> thing home, install and wire it, you could be most of the way through doing
> it for free!
> Just how I see it....
>
**** Amen!
My MGA came to me with a polarity converter. I junked it and converted the
polarity.
When you convert the polarity, you don't have to worry about how much juice
the radio draws. And you can use other polarity-sensitive accessories, like
those
nifty power antennas that retract so you don't have to put a hole in your car
cover....
- Jerry Kaidor
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