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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 11:09 AM
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is there a way to test which is the positive and which is the negative for rca jacks, I know - they should be color coded, but these were not. I labled them with duct tape but after running them the the writing came off :mad I will have pics of my rough install later today!!! (still need new carpet and some more dynomat- but im broke)


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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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use an ohm meter from center pin to center pin.
If the interior is out you should be able to just foloow them front to back ?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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cant follow them, taped in with other rca's and speaker wire
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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The outside ofthe barrel is always negative and the post in the center is positive. Are you trying to figure out left and right? If not I am wondering why you would need negative and positive on a RCA cable.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 04:08 PM
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oops your right, left and right - just a newbie in the audio department
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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well i guess if it is just left and right then it is simple to test - duh - i thought :withstupid: they had something to do with positive and negative dumb dumb dumb :bb :lol: :lol:
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It is all good luck. Did you do the old balance it to the right balance it to the left thing and figure them out?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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yep - i feel like an idiot - oh well - see my new post for the the rough - but working-install
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