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BenGiBoy 
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 7:19am |
Ok guys.... so I am looking for another opinion, I guess. Can I wire LED lights into a positive ground tractor? I think that i should be able to, as long as I just hook it up so that the positive side of the light is connected to the 'ground'.... right?
Thanks! Ben
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Stan IL&TN
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 7:24am |
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As long as the led light has two wires and you observe the positive voltage going to the positive wire on the light so if you have a positive ground on the tractor you connect the positive wire on the light to the frame ground on the tractor. You should be good.
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 7:28am |
That's kinda what I thought...thanks for second opinion, much appreciated.
I did some looking around and confused myself, but I just realized a moment ago that they were talking about putting a LED 1157 (or whatever) into a socket with a pos ground, it wouldn't work.
~ Ben
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 7:39am |
OK, one option that will work, is to 'float' the light base. If you electrically isolate the metal base THEN you can run LEDs on a +ve gnd tractor. I use 1/2" 'plastic' though rubber works fine. The 'trick' is to be sure the light base doesn't connect to the tractor. Jay
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 9:03am |
 jaybmiller wrote:
OK, one option that will work, is to 'float' the light base. If you electrically isolate the metal base THEN you can run LEDs on a +ve gnd tractor. I use 1/2" 'plastic' though rubber works fine. The 'trick' is to be sure the light base doesn't connect to the tractor. Jay
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Good idea... If I ever need to run a LED into a base I will have to try that.
Thanks, Ben
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