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Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:47 pm
by 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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Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:58 pm
by 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
Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:54 am
by 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
Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:47 am
by 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
***@***.***
Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:15 am
by 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
Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:48 pm
by 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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Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:31 pm
by 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
***@***.***
Gear reduction starter polarity
Posted:
Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:28 am
by elancoupe
--- In ***@***.***, "Benjamin Levy" <deguspice@...>
wrote:
Ummm, I have positive ground, gear reduction starter and generator,
without issues.
Mike B