HILLMAN CAR CLUB
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Tech Tips:
Changing Polarity
HILLMAN CAR CLUB
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC



From: Alan Miles [lord_rootes(at)yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:40 AM
To: HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HillmanCars] Changing Polarity

Hi all,
My new Hillman is positive ground.  As I will probably want to put a cd player in it eventually I will have to convert it to negative ground.  Can someone tell me what is involved in doing this?  I did read one article on the internet that said along with changing the battery leads around (obviously) and switching the two leads on the coil one must re-polarize the generator.  This, the article said, is done by momentarily (1/2 a second or less) running a wire from a hot terminal on the ignition or fuse block to the field terminal on the back of the generator.  This article was the only one I found and referred to MGA's so any help or info on differences in doing this to a Minx is appreciated.
Thanks,
Alan M.



From: Tigerootes(at)aol.com
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:50 PM
To: HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [HillmanCars] Changing Polarity

Alan,
That's about all it takes, but you also have to reverse the wires on your ammeter, if you have one.
Jim


Further relevant information can be found on the Generator Connections page, and to a lesser extent on the Polarising a Generator page.


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