Gear reduction starter polarity

[frearther]

Does my new gear reduction starter care whether it's negative or
positive ground? I haven't converted to positive ground yet; OTOH, I
don't want to install the old Lucas starter just to have the car on
the road by next weekend.

Other than the tach, is there anything else to change (battery leads,
obviously) when changing polarity?

Art
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Arther H. Frederick
Initial Reaction - embroidered and decorated apparel
3869 Route 66, Chatham Centre
Valatie, NY 12184
518-392-4287
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[Frank Howard]

In a message dated 7/7/06 03:47:59 PM, ***@***.***es:

<< I haven't converted to positive ground yet >>

Art,

There's really no point in converting to positive ground...ever.

Frank Howard
'71 S4 SE
Minnesota

[elancoupe]

--- In ***@***.***, "Arther H. Frederick"
<initialreaction@...> wrote:

I have been running a gear reduction starter with positive ground for
22 years now, no problems yet.




Mike B
66 S3 FHC RHD

[frearther]

Sorry, I meant NEGATIVE ground X;{

Art

At 07:52 PM 7/7/2006, you wrote:



Arther H. Frederick
Initial Reaction - embroidered and decorated apparel
3869 Route 66, Chatham Centre
Valatie, NY 12184
518-392-4287
***@***.***

[BenL]

On 7/7/06, Arther H. Frederick <***@***.***> wrote:

Are you keeping the generator? If so, you'll need to repolarize it.
A quick search with Google turned up this page which describes how to
convert a Lotus Cortina to negative ground. Most of the advice
probably applies to an Elan.
http://www.lotus-cortina.com/electric/convert.htm

---Ben

[stupidemail5 at lycos.com]

: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:44:16 -0400

It does not care. starter direction is determined by the way it is wound, not polarity

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[frearther]

Ben,
Great info. Thanks

Art


Arther H. Frederick
Initial Reaction - embroidered and decorated apparel
3869 Route 66, Chatham Centre
Valatie, NY 12184
518-392-4287
***@***.***

[elancoupe]

--- In ***@***.***, "Benjamin Levy" <deguspice@...>
wrote:



Ummm, I have positive ground, gear reduction starter and generator,
without issues.


Mike B