hi all.
i want to change from positive ground to negitive.
going to install some things that only work on -
on my 66-s with generator i was told to switch the terminals & then
pull the lead off the gen. & spark it a couble of times & it;s a done deal.
is this the scoop? if so , what about the instruments? any other issues?
thanks, doug

 

Go to minimania.com do a search in the threads and look up the tech articles. You will find what you need there.

 

Yes, that's about it - the wire you want to 'spark' is the field coil wire (the thin one). Other than that, there are a couple things like guages that you need to deal with: if you have an Ammeter, switch the leads; and any other electric guage should be run through a Bi-Metal Voltage Stabilizer (a stock Smiths part that is attached to the back of the Speedometer from the mid-'60's on) - early positive ground stuff didn't use the stabilizer and run on lower voltage than the standard 12 or 13 volts (the stabilizer lowers the voltage to compensate).

 

If you're changing the polarity of your Mini, you might also consider changing to a alternator instead of the generator. Much moe better.





Mad Dog

 

http://www.teglerizer.com/alternator/index.html

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