[Healeys] Bulbs

[Gil Rockwell]

No problem, my haste and being distracted at the moment led me to hitting
send before rereading my response.  The fact that they now make dual
polarity bulbs makes your response correct.

Gil

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 8:03 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually I was speaking from both haste and ignorance as I just assumed an
> erroneous fact.
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM Gil Rockwell <gilrockwell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> No, you are fine, I also messed up with that reply, I meant to say they
>> won't work with positive ground vehicles, unless the manufacturer makes one
>> for that specific condition.  My aged brain wasn't in gear!
>>
>> Gil
>> 61 BT 7
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 6:51 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I certainly showed my ignorance there--thank you for the correction.
>>>
>>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM Gil Rockwell <gilrockwell at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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> *On Behalf Of *Michael
>>>> Oritt
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2025 4:29 PM
>>>> *To:* fsufan1952 at yahoo.com
>>>> *Cc:* list <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>
>>>> 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
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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