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Re: starter

To: mgs@autox.team.net, erictw@MCS.COM, jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com
Subject: Re: starter
From: kboetzer@auspex.com (Ken Boetzer)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 08:08:51 -0700
> > Well, since I already have several cars that I'll never finish, I'm
> > going to do the right thing and go look at a cheap 71 B Saturday. The
> > current owner says the previous owner installed a positive ground
> > starter in it, so it is inoperable now.
> > 
> > Question is, would this be likely to cook more than just the starter? I
> > don't know how it was done, but I envision lots of sparks and smoke
> > from various relays and ignition switches. Maybe even some evaporated
> > wires. What do you think?  Eric=20
> 
> Unless the positive ground cars had a different shape starter in them
> there should be no difference between a "positive" and "negative"
> ground starter. Since the magnetic fields are electrically generated,
> when you reverse the voltage the magnetic poles reverse and the motor
> turns the same direction.
> 
> Anybody out there that converted from Positive to Negative ground ever
> have to do anything to there starters???
> 
> Mark "I'm positive that that is ground" Jurras

Converted a B and a Spit...No change to the started in either case.

Positive Ground Starter?!

Cheers,

Ken (Never heard of one!) Boetzer

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