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RCA Jack for speakers, which is positive which is negative??
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On an RCA style plug for speakers, which is the + and which is the - (positive or negative) ?
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Re: RCA Jack for speakers, which is positive which is negative??
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Outside is negative. At least on every one I've ever wired up
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Yep, what Zakk said. The center pin is positive, the outer ring is negative (or ground).
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Re: RCA Jack for speakers, which is positive which is negative??
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I third this! FYI, this is pretty much the case in most cables (for instance, in coax the outer screwed part is ground, and the same with svideo, usb, etc)
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