[Ford-ferguson] battery charging

[Mike Sloane]

The red goes to the ground (+), and the black goes to the negative (-) 
which would be the "other" or "hot" battery terminal. In any case, the 
top of all batteries are marked with the plus and minus signs molded in 
next to the posts, and, for battery chargers (and virtually everything 
else using direct current), red is always positive, and black is the 
negative, regardless of how the ground is set up for the particular 
machine. Very rarely, you will see other colors used for positive, but 
black is always negative.

Mike

Richard Greer Jr. wrote:
> Mike all of the equipment is the way it is supposed to be as positive 
> ground. so what is it to be ? The red on the ground and the black on the 
> positive when the 6 volt  switch is on when charging ?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Ford-Ferguson mailing list" <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ford-ferguson] battery charging
> 
> 
> 
>>The Ford 8N originally came from the factory set up for 6 volts positive
>>ground. That doesn't mean that it might not have been changed at some
>>point in the last 55 years. (This is also true of those green, red,
>>gold, and purple tractors of the same era.)
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>Richard Greer Jr. wrote:
>>
>>>   I do own a Ford 8 N a 51 model. i do hope that someone can set this
>>>straight1 I have also 2 John Deere Bs all of which has the 6 volt 
>>>batteries
>>>from New holland now!   I have a Sears Battery charger which has both 6 
>>>and
>>>12 volt charging and electronics !  I always am worried about charging on
>>>the wrong side due to knowing some chargers do automatically go to the
>>>positve ground on the 6 am I right or was this mistakingly !    So what 
>>>is
>>>the right answer for all mine needs charging!   Have a great day!
>>>
>>>Richard
>>>

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