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Re: Positive Ground

To: Herb_Goede@amsinc.com
Subject: Re: Positive Ground
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:44:04 -0500
Cc: Sprite Maling List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <85256738.000435DB.00@ams-central-gate-5a.amsinc.com>
Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Herb_Goede@amsinc.com wrote:
> 
> The hard part about installing a neg ground radio is isolating the ground.
> You see the antennae is hooked to ground on the radio.  So as soon as you
> install the antenna in the body and it grounds to the meatl you have a
> direct short.  One way around this I suppose is to not use a standard car
> antennae or to somehow keep the antennae from grounding to the car.

If you are going to isolate a radio, just cut the outer antennae ground
sheathing on the cable before it reaches the radio.
Worked for me and my 8 track back in 72. (8 track am,fm, stereo that is)
-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Bugeye Sprite
67 Sprite
59 A40
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/

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