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V1 hardwiring....which side of the fuse panel is the positive side? im using fuse 27, need to know

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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:18 PM
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Default V1 hardwiring....which side of the fuse panel is the positive side? im using fuse 27, need to know

what side to plug it into...left or right when looking at the fuse panel...wish i had my dmm...
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:39 PM
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its all positive..... heh....
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:40 PM
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Default huh? i thought there were two places to plug in? the faq makes a big deal out of saying to plug

into the right spot?
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:48 PM
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the fuse input is positive... the negative goes to the ground thing
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 09:51 PM
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but there are two holes the fuse fits into, doesn't the power come from one and go to the other?
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 10:13 PM
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Default Just plug it in with a fuse out. One side will have voltage, the other won't.

It's all positive. The fuse brings the voltage to the other side. If you leave the fuse out, you want to use the side which has voltage (well duh). Pretty sure that's the right side. If you leave the fuse in, wrapping the wire around the fuse plug, you might want to use the left (protected) side. Although that's not necessary since V1 already has a fuse.
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 10:20 PM
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oh. duh. should've realized that. thanks.
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Old Nov 21, 2001 | 12:21 AM
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That's because the right side is protected by the fuse. Both sides are positive
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yeah, im getting dumb in my old age. thx.
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Old Nov 21, 2001 | 03:21 AM
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Default Don't stick wires into your fuse block...doing so bridges the fuse and makes it ineffective

Use the power terminals, there are 3(remove lower dash panel), one always hot, one hot ignition on, one hot except while cranking. This is much safer.
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