Positive or Negative - Basic Question before I turn charger on

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portmeiriana
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Positive or Negative - Basic Question before I turn charger on

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Just trying to get my 1968 Moke ready for spring.
Starter motor only half turning over and there is a smell of burning.
Now the battery is flat but the battery is tightly screwed into place and there is no indication which terminal is which.
I have a battery charger ready but is it positive or negative earth? (I'm assuming the terminal with the earth attached is the 'earth')
I know this is a basic question but my Moke has started every time first time for years and I've never had to re-charge.
Moke garraged in Stocksbridge, Sheffield if anyone is passing.
Thanks
Steve
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Re: Positive or Negative - Basic Question before I turn charger on

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If it has the original charging system (Dynamo) and hasn't had any kind of conversion done, it will be Positive Earth.
Old Mokers never die, they just smell that way.
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Re: Positive or Negative - Basic Question before I turn charger on

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spider wrote:If it has the original charging system (Dynamo) and hasn't had any kind of conversion done, it will be Positive Earth.
Thanks for that - Morris is now charging!
Fingers crossed that he'll turn over later.
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