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maverick
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Battery

Post by maverick »

Hi all

Just a quick question regarding the battery

Ive just bought a 2 door saloon and just bought a new battery my question is which way am i supposed to wire it?

Im assuming positive to earth and negative to the solenoid. From what i can see everything looks original.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks Tom
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Post by bmcecosse »

If it has a dynamo - then could be +ve earth. Is there no battery in the car at the moment? The terminals are different for each polarity - the +ve terminal is slightly larger internally - that could be a clue....... If it has an alternator it WILL be -ve earth, and if it has a wireless (unless a very old 'period' item) then it is likely also to be -ve earth. Don't connect it wrongly...
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