A similair problem at any Sunbeam - Prince Darkness-cars work with + at
ground. To be sure about the system you´re working on - pull out a
doorlight-switch for control !
Cheers
Jürgen
Jürgen Roterberg
Kreuzstr. 3
52379 Langerwehe/Germany
www.simcat.net
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Auftrag von Bernard Kaye
Gesendet: Montag, 10. Dezember 2007 17:59
An: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [Peugeot-L] Cigar Lighter Reversed Polarity
OnIt would have been a disaster:
Before you were born, 60+ years ago, a jackass lieutenant told me to
install and connect a British air to ground radio in a Marine Corps
amphibious tank which I suggested not be done because we did not have a
schematic.
He repeated his order and left. A mere Sergeant, I obeyed.
My assistant and I proceeded, bolted radio to a metal platform to
ground it, wired main lead to a positive tank battery terminal: the
tank had two Studebaker gas engines and large six volt batteries; I was
in a tank park many miles from radio repair facility and without
voltmeter, all of which I had explained to the officer.
Before throwing the metal toggle switch, I cleared the tank and with a
mop handle as I leaned into the tank, pushed the toggle switch to on.
The tank was a write off, its electrical system severely compromised;
the radio had a positive ground. On a clear day, I can still smell it.
You were wise to be cautious. When I bought a Motorola radio for my
Austin; the radio and the Austin had positive ground.
Bernie Kaye
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