Positive or negative?

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  1. Sep 12, 2016 #1
    Swedish Chef

    Swedish Chef Heavy Load Member

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    I'm trying to install my cobra 29 lx into my 2016 Cascadia. To my chagrin, the positive and negative wires aren't labeled as positive or negative, but instead labeled as CB ground and CB power. image.jpeg

    I don't know diddly squat about CB's, so I'm hoping y'all can show me where the plus and minus go? Or do I need to go buy a voltmeter?
     
    Swedish Chef, Sep 12, 2016
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  3. Sep 12, 2016 #2
    David_Simpson

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    CB ground is the negative,

    CB power is the positive.

    try NOT to remove those labels. so that if someone else get's that truck, he or she will have no problems.

    and in the future, a simple test light will do. turn key on, ground one end, usually an alligator clip, insert the pointed end into one terminal, if it lights up, that is the positive.
     
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