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This is a final check before I wire up my SII as a negative ground system. Remember, that the engine is not yet installed, and I have removed the old wiring harness and installed one of Pete Almjeld’s Rebel wiring harnesses for Sunbeam Alpines. Let me know if I have overlooked any major issues.
1. TACH: I had my mechanical tach converted to electronic by Nosinger Instruments. It may be wired either as negative or positive ground.
2. BATTERY: I need to reverse my battery (180) so the ground cable can be connected to the negative post and the positive post connected to the starter (I purchased new connectors for this).
3. COIL: I will hook the positive terminal (Contact Breaker) on the coil to the ignition switch and connect the distributer wire to the negative coil terminal.
4. GENERATOR: My generator has been out of the car for two years so, unless it has some kind of memory, I’m unsure if it needs to be polarized to negative ground. Let me know what you think on this point. Assuming it won’t hurt the generator, I will follow this procedure: With the generator D (Cutout) terminal connected to a 12V battery, and no wire connected to the F (Field) terminal, connect a short jumper wire to the D terminal making sure I have metal-to-metal contact, momentarily flash the jumper wire to the D terminal producing sparks. Carefully, do this three times, producing sparks each time. This should polarize the generator to Negative ground.
5. AMMETER: Again, my ammeter has been out of the car for two years and unless it has some kind of memory, I think I will simply wire it up. As I understand it, doing it incorrectly will only make the ammeter read backward.
6. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP: My SII is fitted with an electric fuel pump. I understand some are voltage sensitive. How do you determine this without buggering something up? So, I’m thinking the best course of action would to purchase a negatively polarized fuel pump. Do any of you have recommendations on the best pump to purchase?
So, fellows, if I have missed anything or made some egregious error let me know.
Thanks,
Mike
1. TACH: I had my mechanical tach converted to electronic by Nosinger Instruments. It may be wired either as negative or positive ground.
2. BATTERY: I need to reverse my battery (180) so the ground cable can be connected to the negative post and the positive post connected to the starter (I purchased new connectors for this).
3. COIL: I will hook the positive terminal (Contact Breaker) on the coil to the ignition switch and connect the distributer wire to the negative coil terminal.
4. GENERATOR: My generator has been out of the car for two years so, unless it has some kind of memory, I’m unsure if it needs to be polarized to negative ground. Let me know what you think on this point. Assuming it won’t hurt the generator, I will follow this procedure: With the generator D (Cutout) terminal connected to a 12V battery, and no wire connected to the F (Field) terminal, connect a short jumper wire to the D terminal making sure I have metal-to-metal contact, momentarily flash the jumper wire to the D terminal producing sparks. Carefully, do this three times, producing sparks each time. This should polarize the generator to Negative ground.
5. AMMETER: Again, my ammeter has been out of the car for two years and unless it has some kind of memory, I think I will simply wire it up. As I understand it, doing it incorrectly will only make the ammeter read backward.
6. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP: My SII is fitted with an electric fuel pump. I understand some are voltage sensitive. How do you determine this without buggering something up? So, I’m thinking the best course of action would to purchase a negatively polarized fuel pump. Do any of you have recommendations on the best pump to purchase?
So, fellows, if I have missed anything or made some egregious error let me know.
Thanks,
Mike