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Old 09-08-2020, 08:06 PM   #11
jquinlan
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Default Re: Reverting back to a positive ground like original

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Originally Posted by Licensed to kill View Post
OK, stupid question, why would one need to switch polarity to run a CB? (or anything else). Just put the positive wire for the CB to "ground" which is the positive side of the battery and the negative to where ever you want to get "power" from the negative side of the battery. What am I missing???
That's what I was told but you got me wondering so I did some searching on the internet and did see how you will damage diodes by reversing polarity with older CB's. Not my area of expertise for sure.
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