From: David B (wdbtchr@excite.com)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2005 - 16:34:51 PST
I've converted a lot of 6V pos ground tractors to 12V neg ground and never had to change anything on the starter. Unless the motor has has a permanant magnet for the field, reversing the polarity doesn't matter. Wether the armature and field windings are series or paralel the always turn the right direction. Also 6V starters have heavyer wire in the windings and last forever on 12V.
David B
1953 Dodge M-37
1965 Kaiser Jeep M-51A2
1967 Kaiser Jeep M-54A2
--- On Sat 01/01, Bill Kealey < cwkealey@atlanticbb.net > wrote:
From: Bill Kealey [mailto: cwkealey@atlanticbb.net]
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:38:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [MV] 12 volt + ground back to - ground system
Probably missed something here but my first thought ... what about the <br>starter? I also admit to be electronically challenged. I know that hooking <br>pos to neg is a bad thing and that's about it for me. <grin><br><br>If you change from Pos. ground (earth) to Neg. ground (earth), won't that <br>also require a replacement starter or re-wiring it?<br><br>Bill Kealey<br>MVPA 24623<br>1954 USMC M38A1<br>1972 USA M35A2<br>1985 USAF M105A2<br><br><br><br>===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===<br>To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org><br>To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org><br>To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org><br>
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