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cigarette light wires
does anyone know which wire is positive and negative? there are 2 wires, black and yellow/green.
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Originally Posted by fullgrown
does anyone know which wire is positive and negative? there are 2 wires, black and yellow/green.
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Rep Power: 265 LICK EM. OR TAKE A LIGHT BURL FROM A FLASH LIGHT AND RUN A WIRE TO A GROUND and run another from the light to lighter wires if it turns on then that ones the positive.
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Rep Power: 295 just to add to kyles post...usually when u deal with electricals on cars it is 99% of the time the black wire is the negative ground...and the colored wire is the positive power wire...i took automotive electricals and i learned a **** load of stuff from that
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Originally Posted by ragingSPAM
just to add to kyles post...usually when u deal with electricals on cars it is 99% of the time the black wire is the negative ground...and the colored wire is the positive power wire...i took automotive electricals and i learned a **** load of stuff from that
Exactly... I didn't look this up, or use a meter, or a light. Just some common sense.
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Rep Power: 0 yeah, i thought that the black wire was the negative one, but wanted to make sure before i did anything with those wires. thanks. oh btw kyle, i gave you some rep!!!
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