Question of you w/electrical knowledge...
I bought a new propane gas alarm. The colors of the two wires to the old one are: red and black. Colors on the new one are: yellow and white. Do I connect the new yellow one to the old red and the new...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:RLS7201 wrote:
Wiring standards dictate that colored wires are hot or positive. White and black are shades, not colors. In automotive applications, white should always be negative. I have seen black used for both positive and negative.
In your case, I would suggest that red & yellow are both positive.
Richard
I agree with your logic but, white and black are not shades. White is the combination of all the colors of the spectrum and black is the total absence of all color. Purple and Lavender or Red and Pink or Sky Blue and Royal Blue are shades of color.
# 1 - The First Answer: Color Theory #1 - Color as Light
Black is not a color. White is a color.
# 2 - The Second Answer: Color Theory #2 - Color as Pigment or Molecular Coloring Agents
Black is a color. White is not a color
#3 - My art teacher says black and white are shades.
So nothing is proven.
Richard
