Thanks for the explanations in reference to the positive or
negative grounding in automobiles. I did find it interesting that after
installing the battery incorrectly, the car cranked and I drive it to the car
port and then noticed when I did a slight rev to the engine that the amp guage
went negative but when I turned on lights, it went positive. I had to have my van
towed yesterday to get a starter replaced and the tow truck driver is also a
very talented car man. He said that if I cranked it with the battery reversed,
the engine would run backwards. I then ask him why the car drove forward and
backwards as to the automatic transmission if it were turning backwards and he
was stumped with that one.
My very qualified ASE (Master) mechanic was baffled by the
same thing I was. Given a good but somewhat discharged new 6 V battery, you
put it on the charger correctly and the charging rate was very low as compared
to what you might expect with a 12 V. I thought it was my little 0-3 amp W T
Grant charger I have had since Moby Dick was a minnow but his big charger did
the same thing. He even brought another battery from home and was getting the
same results.
Tom
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