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Re: [Healeys] Grounding

To: "Ron Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grounding
From: Peter Caldwell <peter@nosimport.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:46:57 -0500
If the coil was wired correctly, then the ground should be the wire 
going to the points, and the coil will show + or -.
         Several if's there, though.
Peter C
====
At 12:05 PM 7/14/2011, Ron Ray wrote:
>Chris,
>
>I should have mentioned that there is no batter in the car.
>
>Ron
>
>Ronald J. Ray, RA, CCS, CCCA
>
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>From: Chris Dimmock [Healey] [mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:57 AM
>To: Ron Ray
>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Grounding
>
>Look closely at the battery - the terminals on the battery should indicate
>which terminal is + and which is -
>Then it's just looking to see which battery cable connects to earth/ground.
>If the negative terminal on the battery connects to earth - its negative
>earth.
>If the positive terminal on the battery connects to earth - its positive
>earth.
>
>Best
>
>Chris
>On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Ron Ray <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Is there any way to tell if a car is positive or negative ground?
>The previous owner used a red positive battery cable for both the positive
>and ground cables.
>
>Thanks,
>  Ron
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