[AT] Re: Battery/electrical Questions.....

[Mike Sloane]

I suspect that Ralph is joking with us about the engine trying to start 
backwards, but I wouldn't want any newer members to get the incorrect 
assumption from his comment. Starter motors are not polarity sensitive; 
they turn the same way regardless of the battery connections. This is a 
Good Thing for us tractor hackers. :-)

Mike

Ralph Goff wrote:
> Just to make things interesting I will mention that the DC4 Case manual
> states that the electrical system is 6 volt negative ground. This was even a
> surprise to me after all the years of Cockshutts and old Ford flatheads
> running 6 volt positive ground.
> Its been a long time since I put a 6 volt battery on that DC4 though. In
> fact I can't even remember which terminal I used for ground. Lately , when I
> get inspired to try starting it again I just put a 12 volt battery on and
> spin the motor for a while. Wonder if I had the battery hooked up backwards?
> This might explain why it was so hard to start (turning backwards) :-)
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
> 

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