Yes.... you'd get spark at the points, the coil fires weakly, and the car
runs poorly, but it will run if polarity is reversed on the coil. There's a
test for that. Perhaps someone else can suggest a test noting the polarity
of the regulator? My caffeinated brain cells are suggesting to me that if
the ground is reversed from what the gen/reg is "used" to then one'd have
to polarize/re-polarize the reg. Does that make sense, or is my synaptic
wiring shorted?
Peter
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At 10:25 AM 3/22/2000 , Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
>There is a generator. There was no wiring between the coil and the LT
>circuit, I had to fabricate new connections. After doing so, I was getting
>a spark at the points. Would that be possible with the polarity reversed?
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ
>"How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter C. <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>To: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
>Cc: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:58 AM
>Subject: Re: How to determine ground?
>
>
>>This may help... or not.... we try.
>> If there is an alternator, then it is negative ground necessarily. BUT, a
>>generator could be either. You may be fortunate to have an ignition coil
>>marked + and -... if the - goes to the points, then it is neg ground. If
>>the coil is marked SW and CB, that wont help. Also, the electronic tach, if
>>unadulterated, says Positive or Negative earth. Then again, what do you
>>want it to be? What is your fuel pump? Make it so.
>> Peter C
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