[Rhodes22-list] Mast Running Light

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I doubt you can rely on the wire colors to tell you much.  From what I can find in a quick Google search ABYC standards are that both black and yellow should indicate negative or ground.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT (though today in Beaufort, SC)
No Boat Yet

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> On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:00 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> I am replacing a, long needed, deck plug for the Mast Running Light.
> 
> My question is which wire is the (+) positive. The Black or the Yellow?
> 
> I am thinking the Black wire is the positive and the Yellow is the Neutral
> / Ground.
> 
> Is there a Nautical Electrical Engineer in the group?
> 
> Or anyone with this knowledge. The really odd thing is that the wires from
> the mast are Red and Black. So what is up with this?
> 
> Thanks! in advance for your knowledge.
> 
> Cary Tolbert
> S/V Whisper  '86
> Radford, VA
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