Wiring Q: switched neg. or pos. which is better?

[gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)]

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 17:33:10 -0400, "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi List, the 75 Scirocco I'm preparing for road/track duty was
>completely rewired by the previous owner with a Painless Wiring kit. 
>It appears that he has installed everything switched positive.  I seem
>to recall from info I read years ago that switched negative is a
>better way to wire a car.  This true?  Should I go through the trouble
>of changing everything (I'm about to go through the entire harness
>anyways

Most cars have some of both, but the negative triggered circuits are
typically for lower current draws.  If everything is properly fused,
stay with what you've got.

> - I don't really like the way the guy did his work, looks
>hurried and unorganized...

The curse of the PO.  Time spent now might save you some frustration
later.

Gordon

75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
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