The kid up the street offered to clean the carb while I was doing other stuff.
A bit later I see him on tractor riding around. I asked how he knew it was pos ground since I didn’t have a battery in it.
He had put in a 12v car battery, grounded to negative and no clue what it meant.
Started and ran fine. Ammeter was confused and -6 to +6v. Lights worked and battery seemed to charge.
I got a new 6 for it and only difference is ammeter shows steady 10v charge.
No apparent damage after 2 days of 12v. Lights didn’t even blow.
What gives?
No idea how it started, charged, and ran wired backwards like that, not to mention wrong battery.
A bit later I see him on tractor riding around. I asked how he knew it was pos ground since I didn’t have a battery in it.
He had put in a 12v car battery, grounded to negative and no clue what it meant.
Started and ran fine. Ammeter was confused and -6 to +6v. Lights worked and battery seemed to charge.
I got a new 6 for it and only difference is ammeter shows steady 10v charge.
No apparent damage after 2 days of 12v. Lights didn’t even blow.
What gives?
No idea how it started, charged, and ran wired backwards like that, not to mention wrong battery.
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