2007-05-22 13:07:34 · 6 answers · asked by plymouthdevil1975 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
It depends on what you're powering. Light bulbs don't care but some stuff doesn't care to have the polarity reversed. Things like the ignition might not be convertible since one side of some components hooks to ground and will only work with the polarity of electrical it was designed for.
2007-05-22 13:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like someone has a 60's-early 70's British bike.
I did it on a '72 Triumph by buying a Sebring unit that replaced all the electrics with a solid state unit. It eliminated the rectifier, Zener Diode, and made it negative ground. At the same time, I added a Joe Hunt magneto that eliminated the 2 sets of points, 2 condensers, and 2 coils.
2007-05-23 10:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by strech 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? The machine was designed for positive ground, and all the parts care about polarity are too. There should be no reason to change. I don't believe the effort will be worth the gains.
2007-05-23 07:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by ffroadking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, you are talking about something 30+ years old. You only need to switch polarity on the starter, distributor, and ignition coil... well, also radio. Don't forget that you may have to deal with the fact that your vehicle has a generator, not alternator. It's still possible to adapt but will require some skills and a wiring diagram.
2007-05-22 20:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you would have to change all of your grounds to hot and all of your hot wires to ground...may take some doing to make it work right.
2007-05-22 20:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just change the connections.
Positive and negative are relative terms. One side has more electron (negative) than the other (positive). It is not based on a count of electrons, just on which has more.
2007-05-22 20:11:45 · answer #6 · answered by khorat k 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋