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Which side of the wire is positive?

Which side of the wire is positive?

Smooth Side
The Round / Smooth Side is Always Positive. If the wire is Black and hooked to AC, then the Wire is Positive and White is Negative. If the wires are Red and Black (for DC Purposes), then Red is Always Positive and Black is Always Negative.

Does the hot wire have a stripe?

The hot wire has no ribbing or stripe, or it may be coated with black or red insulation.

What happens if 2 speaker wires touch?

When these two wires touch, it leads to the short-circuiting of the source supplying current to these wires. This source is usually the amplifier. Therefore, when speaker wires touch, this results in shorting out of the amplifier.

What color are positive and negative wires?

When working on DC electrical wires in the United States, the colors will typically be as follows: Positive – Positive wires will be red. Negative – Negative wires will be black Ground – Grounded wires will be white or grey.

Which electrical wire is positive?

Know that the copper wire is usually positive on a speaker wire. On a standard wire used for things like speakers and amps, the silver strand is the negative wire and the copper-colored strand is the positive wire. These wires are often held together by a clear casing, so they’re easy to determine the polarity of each side quickly.

What is the black and white striped wire?

The black and black with white stripe are for the light and fan respectfully. The white wire is your neutral. That leaves the ground to your copper ground wire. If you have two seperate switches to operate the fan and light then the two black and black with white will tie in to seperate black supply wires.

Which wire is negative?

Negative – The wire for the negative current is black. Ground – The ground wire (if present) will be white or grey. Is silver wire positive or negative? Look at the Wire Itself When this is the case, usually the silver wire will be the positive polarity and the copper wire will be negative.

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