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

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Switched ground is also called floating chassis over seas.
Not a good idea with todays electrinics. The chassis of the car is a massive 
ground. Isolate the electronic with just one power line.



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY




>From: Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net>
>To: "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-L <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Wiring Q: switched neg. or pos. which is better?
>Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:43:03 -0700
>
>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
>http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
>
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