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Re: Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water...

Postby bdosborn » Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:51 pm

How many times do you think a DIYer has wired a 120V circuit to a 12V in an RV because the wire colors are the same?

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Re: Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water...

Postby twisted lines » Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:30 pm

On that note :lol: I wonder how many people learned a (valuable) lesson about ;) twisting 3 black wires together under the house
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Re: Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water...

Postby MtnDon » Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:33 pm

Tukanu wrote:
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The picture makes it look like there are three wires, but there are actually only two...both red!

I touched it to a 9volt and it lights up both ways + and -


There are devices that include circuitry that makes the DC connection work either way. I have some lithium-ion cell chargers that don't care which way you connect them. The circuit electronics sort it out for you. Great idea to make it dummy proof.
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