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Re: The Origin of Positive Earth?

Subject: Re: The Origin of Positive Earth?
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:40:42 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9907141140141.4386-100000@mail.bcpl.net>
Mack trucks were 12v positive ground (with an alternator) at least into
the '70's (Dad had one).

Randall
59 TR3A "daily driver wanna be"

Chip Old wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Fred Thomas wrote to Chip19474@aol.com:
> 
> > Could have started here, the 1906 Ford, 1907 Cadillac, 1915 Chev, all
> > pos.ground.
> 
> Positive grounded systems used to be common in the US.  If I remember
> correctly, Ford continued to use positive ground into the 1950s and was
> the last US manufacturer to switch.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Chip Old               1948 M.G. TC  TC6710  XPAG7430  NEMGTR #2271
> Cub Hill, Maryland     1962 Triumph TR4  CT3154LO  CT3479E
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