I'm prepared to recant what I said. Negative ground may have preceded
alternators. Alternator use was quite late in Spridgets compared to
most other cars. The tachometer tells the tale, and Smiths shows the
change in part number with MKIII Midgets.
Peter C
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At 09:39 AM 2/16/2007, David Lieb wrote:
>>Negative ground didn't start until alternators.... 71 ish?
>>Peter C., without a book handy.
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>>November '67 according to Horler -- if you can believe anything he says.
>>LAD
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>I thought that Midgets were generators until early 1972 production.
>I know that the 1970 I had did not come with an alternator and my
>1972 did. At least in the US Midgets...
>David Lieb
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