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Petrah Phyre
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Model A horn.

Post by Petrah Phyre » Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:38 pm

Will a Model A horn work with a negative ground or will it need to be isolated and hooked up factory?

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Re: Model A horn.

Post by DanTreace » Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:06 am

Either polarity will work, that A motor aoogha horn is series wound DC motor, won't make a difference on the polarity of the DC current.
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Petrah Phyre
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Re: Model A horn.

Post by Petrah Phyre » Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:32 am

Thanks Dan.


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Re: Model A horn.

Post by Luke » Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:37 pm

Mine works fine, -ve ground and 12V (yes, I'm poking someone in the ribs :mrgreen: )

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