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Re: Why does it require more to jump a plug gap 'backwards'?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 4/30/2013 5 Replies

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The center electrode is the negative electrode. The ground is positive.

The battery is not the power source for the spark plug. So, it doesn't matter which battery terminal is connected to ground. ... Login to read more.

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