[AT] AT Digest, Vol 119, Issue 16 tractor batteries

[Charlie V]

Thank you for that information, J..  My older brother has been into tube
radios for much of his life, and still is.  It is very probable that is
where I heard the - to + info.  My brother loves to talk and passes on a
lot lf info that way.

Charlie V.


On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 9:13 PM, <jhilgartner at comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a 1962 Mack model B-61 truck. It originally had a 24v. start and
> switched to 12 V. running. and all that was + gnd. When it was restored we
> changed the starter to 12 v. and did away with the series parallel switch.
> But it still is 12v pos. gnd. I'm thinking about changing it to neg.  gnd.
> My wife and I like to take it on some long trips . I use a GPS and had to
> do some rigging to make it work rite. Also A 12 v. alternator is much more
> reliable than the big old generator . Electricity does travel from neg. to
> pos. One of my other interests is restoring old tube type radios. I learned
> that from working with them.
>
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> From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net>
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> On 1/17/2014 2:59 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> > Am I imagining this or wasn't there a problem back in the day
> > when someone with a 12V neg ground car touched bumpers with
> > a 6V positive (or any positive) ground car?  Metal bumpers.  I seem
> > to remember it was something that had to be taken into consideration.
> >
> > Charlie
> I think only if they were hooking up booster cables to start .
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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> From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net>
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> On 1/17/2014 2:47 PM, Charlie V wrote:
> > As I recall from my early days of auto training, Ford was the main brand
> > with a positive ground.  GM certainly and I think Chrysler products ( not
> > sure ) were typically negative ground.
> Charlie, I grew up thinking every thing was 6 volt, positive ground
> since we had Fords and Cockshutt tractor. I worked with a neighbour's
> Dodge pickup but can't recall anything about the polarity on that one.
> My JD AR is 12 volt positive ground. I had to mark it on the inside of
> the battery case lids as I could never remember. It took two six volts
> to make 12. I have simplified things somewhat by just using one 12 volt
> battery to start it.
> I have a Cockshutt 40 that still has the original 6 volt positive ground
> and a Cockshutt 50 converted to 12 volt negative ground. Difference?
> Well the 50 starter cranks a lot faster than the 40 but other than that,
> nothing.
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> Ralph in Sask.
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