err, no, you would be in effect grounding the positive lead on the
negative ground car even though the cars are not touching you are still
attaching a lower potential to the positive side of the other battery.
and if the ground is wet (ie it's been raining) the insulating
capability of rubber just went out the window. (to wit, stand in a
puddle with rubber soles and plug yourself in, anyone who has any sense
would tell me to blow it out my........) hope this helps.
larry
>
>Merry Christmas All,
> Just a short question. I am ready to install a battery in my TR3
>project and am wondering if I should go neg. or pos. ground. The only
>need possibly for negative ground is jumping from other cars.
>The question, can or has anyone jump started a positive ground car from
>a negative ground car? Will this work since both cars are sitting on
>rubber and not touching?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike Thompson
>59 TR3A "getting close"
>73 GT6 mk3
>78 IROC XJ6L
>
>
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