OK, coil SW=connection to power (switch), CB= connection to points
(contact breaker). All wiring diagrams I have, these are in pos grnd
cars. If run in Neg grnd cars, just reverse the connections and it works
right. IE: SW to dist.
Pay attention to the face of the tach to see if neg or pos grnd. Most of
the time, they are right. Who knows what coils have been replaced, but
they will work properly if hooked up right. If the car had been pos
ground and then the battery is now installed as neg grnd, then at start
up over 90% of the time the regulator will repolarize itself in about 5
seconds. If not, shut off the engine and brush a wire from the battery
hot side over the F terminal on the regulator to repolarize it. Just
brush it over, NO DEAD SHORTS please!
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:15:01 -0600 "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
writes:
>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
>--
>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?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----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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