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Re: Positive Negative Ground
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Posted by Gary Main on May 29, 2002 at 10:26:29 from (216.109.205.110):
In Reply to: Positive Negative Ground posted by Bill Caldwell on May 28, 2002 at 18:09:27:
Both excellent points, and seem to be the best answers to this question that pops up bi-monthly like clockwork. so here is my 2 cents. it works either way, if set up correctly. But if you use it for work purposes i would definetly set it up negative ground. why? Safety. your neighbor needs a jump, or your son wants to use the tractor and its dead. hooking up the cables wrong is sure death on voltage regulators, can cause the battery to explode on either or both vehicles, and having a vehicle wired contrary to millions upon millions of mechanial devices is a problem waiting to occur. and just remember.. YOU are NOT always around, and its just a key away from anyone using it for their purposes, good bad, or whatever emergency could arise. best to set the workhorses to norm and leave the positive ground for the showpeice in the custom trailer.
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