How to determine the polarity of the wires

The polarity of the wire is easiest to identify by the markings on the voltage source to which it is connected. However, this possibility is not always available. It could be the wirescoming from the charger to the car battery, the insights of dynamic speakers, wire the power to the radio. Sometimes it is necessary to know which of several network wires phase, and which is zero or ring a cablestretched from one room to another. In each case there is your solution to this issue.

You will need

• multimeter, battery, 3 volt, flat screwdriver, pozvonochnye wire.

Instruction

1. To determine the polarity of the wires coming from the charger, turn on the multimeter mode to measure DC voltages up to 20 volts, the black wire (negative) connect to the COM terminal and the red (positive) to the VΩmA socket. Connect the probes to the terminals of the charger and turn it on. If the display of the multimeter there is a minus sign, then the polarity is opposite, that is, the red test lead connected to the negative terminal, black to the positive terminal of the charger. In the absence of a minus sign correspond to the terminals connected to the probes.
2. To check the polarity of the speakers briefly touch his conclusions wiremi from the batteries on 3 volts. When moving the speaker cone outward, the polarity of the speaker terminals match the polarity of the battery. When moving inward, the polarity of the speaker outputs are the opposite polarity of the battery.
3. The power wire to the branded radios are easy to distinguish by color, which always corresponds to its wire. Black color wiresto be connected to the common ground or "minus" of power supply red wire plus the power connected to the ignition switch, yellow wire also refers to "plus" power supply, only connected to the battery. In any case, the wire with the fuse is the "power plus" power supply.
4. When replacing a faulty switch is not always possible to disconnect the house or apartment. In this case, will help to determine the phase (threat) wire flat screwdriver. It will help in the case when at carrying out any repair work you came across an unknown wire.
5. For continuity of the cable with the same wires turn on the multimeter mode to measure small resistances. In the case of continuity of the signal wires as a common pozvonochnika wire you can use a metal screen of the cable. On one side of the cable, connect the studied wire to the screen, and on the other hand connect the black test lead to the braid and touching alternately the wires, locate the closed the wire screen.