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Rollmop



Joined: 23 Dec 2016
Posts: 14
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 4:51 pm    Post subject: Positive earth Reply with quote
Hi.
My 1951 Lanchester is positive earth and dynamo charged. Is there any advantage in flashing the dynamo and running it as negative earth? I am not that worried about originality much more about reliability so if negative earth is an advantage in this respect then I will change over. Any experience out there please
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lowdrag



Joined: 10 Apr 2009
Posts: 1585
Location: Le Mans
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have run my car for over 30 years on positive earth without a problem but there is a lot to be said for negative earth in this day and age. You can plug in your satnav and recharge your phone for example. I regret not doing so when she was rebuilt a few years back.
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