Anyone good at electrics?

[haGGard]

This shouldn't be too hard to answer, im just a n00b when it comes to basic electrics...

All i want to know is which one is the positive wire and which one is the negative wire, thats all...

https://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7182/dscf07244jo.th.jpg

I have a feeling the solid black one is negative and the black/white one is positive, that correct?

Its the wires from a transformer btw...
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[Sparks!]

What sort of transformer is it? for halogen lights? if so it doesnt matter which way they go round, but don't quote me on that if thats for a different type of transformer...

[haGGard]

Its just a normal tyre of universal transformer, y'know the one that comes with different sized connectors, for different things like personal cd players etc, it has a voltage thing on top so i can vary the voltage from 1.5v - 12v ...

I accidently snapped the connector thing off tonight though, which is why you can see bare wire in the pic... still works if i can figure out which wire is which...
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[True Blue]

I would think the solid colour would be the positive, but it's hard to say for sure without testing it. I've seen the striped core used for positive or negative. Have you not got a voltmeter you could use to test it?
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[Sparks!]

[True Blue]

It will matter which one is which, depending what you plug it in to.
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[mad4it028]

Im pretty sure the black and white wire is live but i would check with a multi meter just to be sure.

[Sparks!]

[True Blue]

Yeah, I would test it to be sure. If it was made outside of Europe (Likely) then it won't follow the normal standard as such for identifying the cores.
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[Finglonga]

Jeebus you guys are scary when it comes to lectriks!?!?

Black is NEGATIVE(-) Black/grey is POSITIVE(+)
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[True Blue]

Possibly, but not definately. The last one I looked at was the other way around. (I've connected lots)
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[haGGard]

[Finglonga]

[True Blue]

[stinkwheel]

[The View Askew]

Depends which way they're connected at the other end now doesn't it .

I'd go with the solid for live, but there's always one.
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[Finglonga]

[feef]

[True Blue]

I'm not sure that there is a standard for ELV. I think the line down one cable is just there to distinguish between the 2.
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[Finglonga]

AAaaoowwww Feck it.....Put it on the 2volt setting and put both wires on your tongue at the same time(don't let them touch together), the one that tingles is positive.
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