[Healeys] Bulbs

[Gil Rockwell]

Pardon my dyslexia, I meant to say if you have a positive ground Healey, a typical LED lamp bulb replacement will likely not work, negative ground Healeys will be fine.  An incandescent bulb indeed does not care about polarity.  Sorry for my absentmindedness!

 

Gil

 

From: Gil Rockwell <gilrockwell at gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2025 4:50 PM
To: 'Michael Oritt' <michael.oritt at gmail.com>; fsufan1952 at yahoo.com
Cc: 'list' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Bulbs

 

While it may work fine, and it doesn’t matter if the battery charging device is a generator or alternator, LED bulbs do care about polarity, so if you have a negative ground Healey, check with the bulb manufacturer to see if the bulb you need/want is available for negative ground polarity.

 

Gil

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of Michael Oritt
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2025 4:29 PM
To: fsufan1952 at yahoo.com <mailto:fsufan1952 at yahoo.com> 
Cc: list <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bulbs

 

Yes it will work just fine--bulbs do not care about polarity or source of power.

 

Best--Michael Oritt

 

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM Don via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote:

On my 67 BJ8 . My red rear brake light/running light is a #1157 
They sell a LED bulb as a replacement. A lot more expensive but will it work on my alternator converted car ? I assume a lot brighter. 
        Don 
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