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1. The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:26:19 EDT; Humble Listees: Yet another early morning automotive conversation before work with my comrades and another unresolved question.....this morning's dilemma is: Why was positive earth (ground) "used fir; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00659.html (8,273 bytes)
2. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:45:47 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; Good question! Maybe it is to maintain 12 Volts supply to all accessories, because the frame and body, being relatively massive, has relatively low resistance when compared with a cable. Thus, the vo; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00668.html (9,294 bytes)
3. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 10:55:43 -0700; The flaw in that theory is that the return path (negative) would still have the same resistance to current flow as it would in a negative grounded system. You have to look at the complete path of cur; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00671.html (8,605 bytes)
4. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:11:41 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; Off hand I'd say no. A complete circuit is a complete circuit and resistance anywhere in the circuit is a resistance. A voltage drop in the return path is still a voltage drop, i.e. voltage is measur; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00674.html (10,667 bytes)
5. The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:38:45 -0400; Message text written by INTERNET:Chip19474@aol.com Why was positive earth (ground)< Its a British thing, I mean they drive on the wrong side of the road. So why not put the wrong end of the battery o; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00678.html (7,855 bytes)
6. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:23:35 -0400; According to Henry Ford, who was positive ground until 1956, it made for much better spark and longer plug life.; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00680.html (10,537 bytes)
7. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 99 17:56:31 PDT; As a kid I was told it had something to do with stopping the car from rusting! ..similar principal to a sacrificial anode. Matt; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00683.html (8,199 bytes)
8. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:14:12 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"; OK, so long as we're at this one, why do the Brits drive on the "wrong" side of the road? Perhaps BL had a conspiracy to sell Lucas radios and wanted to make aftermarket swaps impossible or difficult; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00688.html (9,038 bytes)
9. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:18:55 -0400charset="Windows-1252"; Well that proved to be incorrect didn't it? Might even have accelerated it. My "Ol' man" told me why once. I'll see if he remembers. I'm 46 and think I'm in the early stages of Alzheimer's so you can; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00692.html (9,006 bytes)
10. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:18:57 -0400charset="Windows-1252"; This one I can answer! The Brits drive on the left because most people are right handed and when a Knight was riding down the road, he rode on the left so that if he suddenly had to do battle, when h; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00693.html (10,046 bytes)
11. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 99 23:29:55 PDT; side of the road?<<<< We don't! ..you do! ;-) Matt.; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00694.html (8,933 bytes)
12. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:31:45 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; I'll buy that, so how'd we Yanks end up on the right side? Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK --Original Message--; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00695.html (10,598 bytes)
13. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:31:53 -0700; To avoid the swords of all those British Troops!!!! Joe -- "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort." -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00698.html (9,400 bytes)
14. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:44:57 -0500; Left handed gun slingers? Irv; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00699.html (8,550 bytes)
15. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:48:57 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; a suddenly Excellent Summary! And for those of you wanting more detail try http://www.tisltd.co.uk/left.htm Cheers, -- Kai M. Radicke -- kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu Only 1974 Triumph TR6 @ Ithaca Colleg; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00700.html (9,478 bytes)
16. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:39:48 -0400charset="Windows-1252"; I suppose once you dumped all the tea in Boston Harbour you had to figure out one more thing to P!ss of the King. Andy D I'll buy that, so how'd we Yanks end up on the right side? Jim Altman jaltman@; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00704.html (10,978 bytes)
17. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:58:39 -0700 (PDT); That's the way it is with boats. However boats are often partially submersed in salt water (hopefully, our cars aren't) and thus need every bit of rust protection available!. Also, There is usually a; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00716.html (9,163 bytes)
18. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 03:18:29 -0500; a suddenly So how come (in all the movies I've seen) the knights jousting with lances approach each other with the oncoming opponent on their left? Jim Hill Madison WI; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00726.html (8,704 bytes)
19. Re: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 02:25:38 -0600; The movies were probably made in Hollywood. (!) <g> Cheers.; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00727.html (9,491 bytes)
20. RE: The Origin of Positive Earth? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:31:25 -0400; Probably the same reason that Kevin Costner was cast as Robin Hood - little regard for details or authenticity! Cheers, JD and when a suddenly So how come (in all the movies I've seen) the knights jo; /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg00733.html (9,302 bytes)

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