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Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:28:03 PST8
From:	Sheridan George <s-geo@usa.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Help with UPS...?

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Steve Carter wrote:

>>>Negative ground systems are most common
>>
>>I'm not much of a car mechanic, but didn't they used to ground (to the
>>chassis) the positive side of some cars' electrical systems? I seem to
>>remember (from 40 years ago) being told never to jumpstart two cars
>>while their bumpers were touching because some cars grounded one side
>>and some grounded the other side and you were likely to make more than
>>just the starters jump. I know this has no bearing on UPS systems but
>>I'm curious. >-

I don't remember when they changed but Fords were the only domestic car with positive ground when I
was a teenager.

Sheridan

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