Re: 49 Packard polarity change

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/7/19 19:50:29

Hi all, I've been reading this post with some interest and curious about switching the polarity.

I would think that switching the polarity from the standard positive ground to a non-standard negative ground system would cause trouble with the relay systems such as overdrive and any other solenoid like in the starter. The coil would not be as efficient but I bet there would be more issues than that.

Can one simply switch the battery terminals around, repolarize the generator, and have the car run correctly?

I would think the starter would run backwards would it not?

ALSO... I am installing a new generator so can somebody walk me through the process to polarize the generator?

Thanks again!

Bill