Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Carlos E. R.
[06-29-08 18:29]: All the equipment I handled was only +48, but I always thought that could be changed if they wanted. Corrosion? Could be, it would make sense. I seem to recall reading about cars with positive ground in the states :-?
Ford had positive ground in the early '50s and before. Maybe until they changed from 6 to 12 volts in 1954, iirc. I was younger then and had better recall :^)
My '62 Triumph TR3-A had "positive earth," with two 6v. batteries in series behind the seats. But the TR4 that replaced it had a single 12v. and negative ground. I believe that positive ground was uncommon for cars in the US by the '60's, because mechanics were usually quite surprised by it. Something about "Lucas, Prince of Darkness" comes to mind when I think back to those days. Rather than try to steer this thread back on topic, I'm just going to quietly back out now. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org