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In a DC circuit, just connect your meter across the source or electrical bus. The meter, because it is one of the newer digital ones, will work regardless of which way the leads are connected. If the leads are plugged into the meter correctly, the investigator need only look at the sign associated with the reading on the meter and the position of the leads. If the reading on the meter is "13.6 V" on a DC setting, then the red lead is connected to the positive side or negative rail, and the black to the negative side or negative rail. Conversely, if the reading is "-13.6 V" on a DC setting, the red lead is on the negative side or negative rail, and the black lead is on the positive side or positive rail. The DMM is a wonderful innovation and will allow someone making measurements to not have to worry about which way to connect the leads - as long as that someone pays attention to the sign displayed with the voltage reading.

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You can measure the polarity of a power source (like a battery) using a multi meter.

Connect the leads of the multimeter to the supply wires, (or contacts) with the range of the meter set to voltage, at a range above what you are expecting.

The red lead will be on the positive side and the black lead on the negative. You will get a normal reading.

On a digital meter, you will get a negative reading (A minus sign ahead of the numbers), if the leads are the wrong way around.

On an analogue meter the needle will deflect the wrong way, dipping below zero.

Reverse the leads and chaeck again.

When the reading is positive (normal), the red lead will now be on the positive side.

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