63 Ford 2000 - Electrical System

WayneG · May 8, 2015

Recently found electrical diagram showing system using positive ground. My tractor is using Neg ground.

Have trouble keeping battery charged. Given the generator is working correctly would this be a reason? What would happen if I did hook it up for positive ground?

JMOR · May 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 13:38:45 05/08/15) Recently found electrical diagram showing system using positive ground. My tractor is using Neg ground.

Have trouble keeping battery charged. Given the generator is working correctly would this be a reason? What would happen if I did hook it up for positive ground?

o, that would not be a reason. pos or neg gnd, one is as good as the other. hurt to reverse? depends on what you have.. alt, almost certain to burn it up. gen, if not re-polarized properly, result will likely be burned contacts in vr.
this is situation for, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", otherwise you may "fix" it until it is broke!

87nassaublue · May 8, 2015

I doubt your problem is because you have a negative ground. It's probably your generator or regulator has issues. Generators are hard to keep working because it has high current brush connections that wear out quickly. Your regulator has contacts that wear pit and weld together and are short life. A generator on the other had puts out several times the current of a generator and is much much more reliable. Perhaps you should consider a generator conversion and please don't do the one wire thing people like to do. Hook it up according to specifications and be sure it will function normally.

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