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Old May 2, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Question Coil polarity?

I recently purchased a new 6 volt coil for my 52 F2 and the terminals are marked with a "+" on one and a "-" on the other. On a possative ground system wich terminal would you say goes to the distibutor.
 
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Since everything is backwards on a positive ground system compared to what we're used to on more modern, negative groud vehicles, the + terminal would go to the distributor.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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Yeah, what Wayne said. Getting the polarity correct is important. It might actually run with the polarity reversed, but because of the way that the coil is wired internally, the spark will be greatly weakened.
 
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