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6 years 6 months ago #14188 by Tutti57
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How do you guys always seem to know which side the switch is on in a circuit?

It seems like people always know to put the test light on the neg battery terminal to test for pulse for example to s

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6 years 6 months ago - 6 years 6 months ago #14192 by Chad
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Either experience...been there, done that. Or, a little research with the wiring schematics. Usually, one wire will go to a power source or, a ground. The other wire will go to a control device, of some type.

Time mark 4:40, in this video, shows ScannerDanner Figuring this out for a circuit with both wires going to the computer, and now indication of which wire is which.

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