Phil,
The easiest thing to do would be to reverse the car's polarity. Assuming
you didn't, your suggestion would work, if you followed one important rule:
Do NOT let any part of the inverter or the radio case contact your car's
chassis, because that would short out your electrical system. That includes
the antenna shield too. It can be done if you do it carefully, but I think
it's the hard way.
Sumner Weisman
62 TR3B TSF263L
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 02:08:36 -0400
From: "Phil Pattengale" <phil@pattengale.org>
Subject: Electrical question...
Ok, I was listening to some music today and thought it would be nice to hear
some tunes in the TR3 (and someday the TR2).... But, it's got a positive
ground (right? Negative ground is what's "normal" these days?)
Anyways, my question is: I've got a 300W inverter I use to power things in
the Explorer, and wondered what would happen if I simply reversed it's
connections (thumb screws and spade connector wire to the positive and
negative connections)....
Would that work? What would I fry? If it works, I could simply drop a
boombox behind the seats and listen to whatever without trying to install
something permamently.
Is there another way to hook up modern stereo equipment without changing the
car's ground?
Thanks for your thoughts....
Phil Pattengale
54 TR2 - TS1440-LO {project #1}
56 TR3 - TS13872-L {project #2}
56 TR3 - TS11820-L {Dad's}
56 TR3 - TS9169-LO {Anyone seen this car? - Last seen in Missouri in 1964}
phil@pattengale.org
http://www.pattengale.org
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