Red And White Wire Positive Or Negative

White is neutral in home wiring.

Red and white wire positive or negative.

The other wire is negative and can go to the negative terminal of the battery or otherwise grounded to anything metal on the car. The red wire is usually positive in electrical circuits. However most speaker wires don t do colors. Although red usually denotes a positive circuit there is nothing about the wire itself that makes it positive or negative.

When you re hanging a chandelier or any other ceiling light first find the 3 wires coming out of the hole in the ceiling where the light will go. That wire is your positive. For a two wire system with a negative ground the positive wire is red and the negative wire is white. Red is sometimes used in 3 way switches and dimmer applications so it is likely red is hot in your application if it pertains to home wiring.

Recognize that the black wire is the positive one the white wire is the negative one and the green wire is the ground. Typically the positive wire is red and the ground or negative is black. The term positive. Identify the black positive wire on a ceiling light fixture.

Lastly there are three wire systems that feature a center tap wire which is colored white. Words alone are not a marking.