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The Red wire is one phase leg "hot" and the Black wire is the other phase leg "hot" for standard 240 Volt household power supplies.
Using a voltmeter to measure ac (alternating current) voltage, from the Red "hot" wire to the White (Neutral) wire should measure about 120 Volts and from the Black "hot" wire to the White (Neutral) wire should also measure about 120 Volts. From Red to Black should measure about 240 Volts. A Green-insulated or Bare copper wire is the protective Ground wire. <><><>
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What would cause a 12 volt motor to change polairity?
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Can 120V cloth iron be used in 240V?
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How can I install a 110 receptacle alongside a 220 receptacle using the 220 receptacle wires for power?
While you can physically do this it violates the Electrical Code. 110 Volt and 220 Volt receptacles are required by the Electrical Code to be on separate breakers for safety reasons, this would put them on the same 220 Volt breaker.
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What do you mean by a 5 volt lamp?
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What is the volt of standard atx power supplies?
12 volts
What color is power in the radio?
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What household current do you need to power 460 volt motor?
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What are PowerPoints on ford trucks?
Those are the 12 volt power supplies and take a cigarette lighter adaptor
How much current flows in a 12 watt radio connected to 120 volt circuit?
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Can you wire a 12 volt power outlet into your cigarette lighter?
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How can you create a volt?
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How many volt power supply instrumentation amplifier required?
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How do you connect your radio to a twelve volt battery?
connect the power and acc wires together and put them on the positive and the ground to the negative
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This assumes you have a 12 volt direct motor. You should be able to simply reverse the wires leading to the terminals. There should be two wires going to the motor. Change them around.
Which wires are the positive and negative power window wires on a 2001 Nissan Frontier?
Positive is normally red and negative is normally black or green. Test them with a volt meter to be sure.
What is a Variable 0 - 12V dc power supply?
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