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need help with dist cap conversion!!!
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so... please don't shoot me... but ... When I got the car... the first thing I did was put in a new battery... I didn't realize this thing was wired positive ground.... (yeah yeah... I know.... bad me!)
So I installed it as a neg ground... and shortly after I upgraded the points to a pertronix ignition... From what I have read the points should have fried on me but I guess I didnt wait long before adding the pertronix in there.
Now I'm researching how to do the rest of the conversion to neg earth... and I'm worried I may have messed a few things up in the process...
Is it possible I fried my tach? I understand there are a couple wires I need to switch on it to convert it... but I'm wondering if its too late if I've already run it wired for positive, with the distributor and battery wired negative... ? what do you think?
Also.... since I've run it this way... it doesn't seem to be charging the battery... It has the generator. I recently rebuilt it. New bearing/bushing, new brushes, and had the armature turned at my local auto electric shop... I polarized it after I installed it too... but the battery seems to keep going dead... I am going to take the battery in to have it tested.... but with this whole "positive earth half-swap over" mess with the charging system?
In converting to a negative earth are there any changes I need to make to the Voltage regulator?
I appreciate your help eveyone!
So I installed it as a neg ground... and shortly after I upgraded the points to a pertronix ignition... From what I have read the points should have fried on me but I guess I didnt wait long before adding the pertronix in there.
Now I'm researching how to do the rest of the conversion to neg earth... and I'm worried I may have messed a few things up in the process...
Is it possible I fried my tach? I understand there are a couple wires I need to switch on it to convert it... but I'm wondering if its too late if I've already run it wired for positive, with the distributor and battery wired negative... ? what do you think?
Also.... since I've run it this way... it doesn't seem to be charging the battery... It has the generator. I recently rebuilt it. New bearing/bushing, new brushes, and had the armature turned at my local auto electric shop... I polarized it after I installed it too... but the battery seems to keep going dead... I am going to take the battery in to have it tested.... but with this whole "positive earth half-swap over" mess with the charging system?
In converting to a negative earth are there any changes I need to make to the Voltage regulator?
I appreciate your help eveyone!