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RE: Why pos earth?

To: "'mgbob@juno.com'" <mgbob@juno.com>,
Subject: RE: Why pos earth?
From: Randy Rees <randyr@starwave.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:52:17 -0700
Fitment of stereo, and fitment of electronic ignition. 

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  mgbob@juno.com [SMTP:mgbob@juno.com]
>Sent:  Tuesday, July 08, 1997 4:24 AM
>To:    jboatri@emory.edu
>Cc:    mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject:       Re: Why pos earth?
>
>Hi Jeff,
>  At the GOF in Newton, Hal Kramer, who is an electrical engineer,
>touched on this question briefly.  He said that there is a small benefit
>to Negative Earth, in that the spark jumps across the plugs more easily. 
>I vaguely recall some long-lost tuning book in which there was an
>illustration of a fellow holding a spark plug and using a pencil to test
>the direction of the spark--from tip to base or base to tip.  I always
>wondered how he could maintain his stability to view the spark, as there
>was probably another one passing simultaneously through the soles of his
>shoes.  Nevertheless, it was considered significant at that time.
>  Why do you want to convert to Negative anyway, unless it is to allow
>easy fitment of radio/stereo equipment?
>Bob
>On Mon, 7 Jul 1997 16:29:48 -0400 "Editors, Molecular Vision"
><jboatri@emory.edu> writes:
>>Hello list!
>>
>>I am sure that this has been discussed before, but here goes:
>>
>>I have a '65 Sprite that is positive ground. I've seen several 
>>articles
>>about converting to negative ground. I am planning to do this. First,
>>though, are there ANY positives to leaving it positive? Second, am I
>>assured of losing coil efficiency, or is there a way around this?
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>____________________________________________________________
>>Jeff Boatright                '65 Sprite Mk III (funfunfun)
>>Editor-in-Chief, Mol. Vis.    '47 Cessna 140 (in pieces)
>>http://www.emory.edu/molvis   '87 Horizon (full cab pick-up)
>>http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
>>
>>
>>

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