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Re: + or - ground whats the difference?
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Posted by Jon H on January 25, 2005 at 15:16:47 from (69.26.17.132):
In Reply to: Re: + or - ground whats the difference? posted by dr.sportster on January 25, 2005 at 13:56:35:
I agree DR,If the machine has a mag,the rest of the electrical system has no effect on ignition. My comments were directed at battery ignition systems. The main disadvantage I see to a pos ground system is that it is an odd ball in a world of neg ground systems. This can really get you into trouble if you try to jump start a neg ground machine to one with pos ground by connecting one jumper cable to the "hot" battery/starter connection on each machine,and the other jumper cable to the frame/engine block of each machine. This will cause a dead short equal to the combined voltage of both batteries. The same goes if you let any metal parts of both machines touch while jumper cables are correctly connected.
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