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1. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: MarvinCX2@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 03:18:57 -0400; Do you really want to risk your stereo system to faulty insulation? At least on early cars, there is a metal dash, and ground all around! This is a chance I would not take, and my local high end auto; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00001.html (7,622 bytes)
2. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: TRIFARI@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 20:24:36 -0400; Whoa everybody. I'm only responding to a request for inputs on installing a neg gropund radio in a pos ground car. Apparenetly the requestor didn't like the thought of converting to neg ground. Hooki; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00011.html (7,637 bytes)
3. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: smenzel@halcyon.com (Sandro Menzel); Date: Sun, 4 Jun 1995 08:41:28 -0700; Hi Folks. I don't post much as I'm quite the novice with British cars but, in this instance, I think I might actually have something to share. Cool! I have a '66 Midget that's still Positive Ground.; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00042.html (8,697 bytes)
4. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Mon, 5 Jun 1995 08:46:27 -0400; The older converters use a low (audible) switching frequency. If the output was not filtered with a large enough capacitor the voltage ripple from the converter could be heard through the radio. Wit; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00053.html (8,075 bytes)
5. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Mon, 5 Jun 1995 13:28:59 -0400; you can use a convertor from r.s. or anywhere else, they work ok. However, you may notice a whine in your speaker like a bad plug whine, only even with the ignition off, using a converter because of; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00061.html (7,918 bytes)
6. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 20:51:08 -0400; DO NOT try to insulate the car from ground! The antenna system is still grounded to the car! (spark sizzle etc); /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00086.html (7,602 bytes)
7. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 20:52:59 -0400; You must rewire the tach internally, switching leads will not prevent blowing up your tach! Call moss and ask for the B catalog, it's free and shows how with photos etc, much better than trying to de; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00087.html (7,852 bytes)
8. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 21:52:21 -0400; actually, to pick a nit, few people can hear below 25hz or above 16k exceptional people - 18k; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00094.html (7,888 bytes)
9. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: TRIFARI@aol.com; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 22:52:13 -0400; A couple of things: I have not tried to hook up a radio this way and only mentioned this technique in passing. My 1955 Healey was converted to neg ground. Again, I was only responding to another LBC; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00097.html (8,476 bytes)
10. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 03:57:23 -0400; so the thread continues... re: response asking if antenna can be insulated from body of car: if you try insulate the antenna you lose it's effectiveness...a car antenna relys on the ground plane of t; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00098.html (8,098 bytes)
11. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 09:07:35 -0400; If you read my post carefully I stated that the converters available today run at 300 kHz that is more than 16 times higher than the exceptional people you mention. - -Mark = =o&o; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00102.html (8,570 bytes)
12. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: "Ramm, Andy" <ARAMM@sv.tbgi.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 11:00:59; In fact, people can perceive CHANGES in sound above 18kHz, though they do not actually hear sounds above 18-20kHz. Not to start a weird thread, but it PARTLY explains why people hear differences in v; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00106.html (8,612 bytes)
13. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: TRIFARI@aol.com; Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 00:25:08 -0400; so what does all this mean? That you can't hook up a pos ground radio in a neg ground car becasue of the antenna? Maybe it means we should all convert to neg ground--as I have done--and eliminate the; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00117.html (8,754 bytes)
14. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 08:46:57 -0400; Well you can go to all the trouble to convert your car to negative ground. And it IS a lot of trouble even for those who are confident in their ability to do it themselves. It seems like way too muc; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00119.html (9,484 bytes)
15. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 11:24:55 -0400; You can Sizzzzzzzzle a lot of things if your not careful, whether or not you have converted to negative ground or not. Anyway the converters today have regulated/isolated outputs that prevent this s; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00127.html (8,580 bytes)
16. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1995 11:53:19 +0600; (4) >wires (two to the cars 12V and two to the radio) and go. My brother did this to his (first) TR4. Seemed to work peachy, except for one problem. Every time he used anything else electrical, the r; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00128.html (8,510 bytes)
17. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:54:29 -0400; I still maintain that it isn't much work, on the B an hour or two MAX. Everything that needs to be changed has clean, easy access. The battery terminals might be a hassle, but they likely need to be; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00137.html (8,753 bytes)
18. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: Jerry Kaidor <jkaidor@BayNetworks.COM>; Date: Thu, 8 Jun 95 14:42:32 PDT; ** Amen! My MGA came to me with a polarity converter. I junked it and converted the polarity. When you convert the polarity, you don't have to worry about how much juice the radio draws. And you can; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00148.html (9,827 bytes)
19. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: MarvinCX2@aol.com; Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 03:22:03 -0400; In a previous note, Mark wrote something like, if you want to keep the car original this converting a positive ground car to negative ground is not an option. IF ONE WANTS TO KEEP THE CAR ORIGINAL, T; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00198.html (7,938 bytes)
20. Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: "Ramm, Andy" <ARAMM@sv.tbgi.com>; Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 11:34:20 -0400; I looked at converting my car to negative ground, but it seems there are also issues with the fuel pump in addition to the generator and tachometer and I decided it was probably too much work to do f; /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00451.html (7,266 bytes)

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