Re: THE CASE FOR POSITIVE GROUND

Posted by Tim Cole On 2014/10/7 17:07:16

I've heard the corrosion theory before, but another explanation comes from "there is no such thing as negative earth" because the planet supposedly carries a positive charge.

Yet another comes in the form of the electron versus conventional theory of electricity in which conventional says current flows from positive to negative whereas electrons flow from negative to positive.

I have some other engineering papers around here that claim that exhaust flows are ionized and polarize the vehicle. This is similar to those anti-rust gadgets that attach to the vehicle's battery. I don't know if they work.

I have a chart that shows grounding by vehicle. Some brands - Chevy I think - were always negative ground. 6 volt Cadillac was positive ground except for 1937 only. I know where the chart is so if anyone needs to know I can find out.

The RR hydro-mechanical brakes used a mechanical servo powered by the transmission output shaft. Thus, so long and the vehicle was moving there would be boost. Great for a Treadle-Vac backup. Coupled to this was a mechanical override for the rears in case of hydraulic failure. The down side of this was that the vehicle had to be moving to have boost. Almost all of the Silver Clouds I dealt with had smashed up bumpers due to parking lot attendants in New York City. The cars would always lurch before boost and they would smash them up.