HELP cig lighter wiring!
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HELP cig lighter wiring!
Trying to wire a neon to my amp and it came with a cig lighter plug. I need to know which is negative, the sides OR the top round part on the cig lighter Thanks!!
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Rep Power: 0 Or think about it this way... If the sides were positive, you could very easily electrocute yourself by accidentally touching the edges of the socket if your other hand was touching ground. For example, your window frame.
THAT would be smart.
Hence, the "hot" lead is buried. You'd have to stick your whole finger in there.
THAT would be smart.
Hence, the "hot" lead is buried. You'd have to stick your whole finger in there.
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Originally Posted by joe6680
^^^Uhm I dont think so...That'd be like touching the positive and negative battery terminals at the same time. You dont get electrocuted then.
Bust open the plug and you will see the two wires, one actually goes into the plug and the other is clamped or soldered onto the rim of the plug, the one that is soldered on the rim is the negative and the other is positive
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Originally Posted by bakuretsu
Or think about it this way... If the sides were positive, you could very easily electrocute yourself by accidentally touching the edges of the socket if your other hand was touching ground. For example, your window frame.
THAT would be smart.
Hence, the "hot" lead is buried. You'd have to stick your whole finger in there.
THAT would be smart.
Hence, the "hot" lead is buried. You'd have to stick your whole finger in there.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
fyi, I touched the neon circuitboard and got shocked. Not enough to die but enough to feel it pretty good. And I can feel 9v battery too.
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Rep Power: 786 Because I'm stupid, I once accidentally grabbed one of the strobes in my trunk when it was turned on. **** I could almost see God.
But gearbox, the positive would be the lead that is closest to the middle of the socket. Ground is the outside, power is on the inside, which is the pin, so the power wire would be the one closest to the pin, ground closest to the outside
But gearbox, the positive would be the lead that is closest to the middle of the socket. Ground is the outside, power is on the inside, which is the pin, so the power wire would be the one closest to the pin, ground closest to the outside
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