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Old 09-08-2020, 07:56 PM   #10
Ruth
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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???
Only reason I can think of is if the chassis of the CB is negative (ground) then you could not install it in a positive ground car unless you mounted the CB so it was completely isolated from the car. OR change the car polarity to negative ground.
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