One more option is to buy a polarity converter to power the
radio. These devices convert negative volts to positive.
Radio Shack may sell one.
Paul W.
1964 TR4
1956 TR3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" <sdaniels@gorge.net>
To: "Kurtis" <kurtisj@cox-internet.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: Positive Ground Car Stereo
| On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 11:00:08 -0500, "Kurtis"
| <kurtisj@cox-internet.com> wrote:
|
| >Greetings all...
| >
| >I'm quite the dunce when it comes to anything electrical, so this may be
a
| >stupid question. Are there any options for hooking up a modern car
stereo
| >in my (currently) positive ground TR4 other than changing it to a
negative
| >ground configuration? I don't suppose there are any car stereo
| >manufacturers making systems specifically for cars with a positive ground
| >electrical system are there?
|
| http://www.gate.net/~gtayman/stereo.htm
|
| ---
|
| This guy had instructions on an old website, but the pages are
| gone. There is an email address and a phone number, so he may
| share his knowledge with you.
| http://www.oconnorclassics.com
|
| ---
|
| http://www.antiqueautomobileradio.com/stereo.htm
|
| ---
|
| Then there was this bit of advice. It will work, and certainly
| cost less than converting your radio:
|
| > . . . but you might simply have to hard wire it with fuses straight
| > to the battery, and make sure all the wiring is insulated from the cars
body.
|
| You'd also want to make sure that no metal part of the radio
| chassis was touching a metal part of the car. Some, most
| perhaps, are grounded through the chassis.
|
|