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    Jul 23, 2009, 04:32 PM
    What is reversed polarity
    What is reversed polarity
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    Jul 23, 2009, 04:55 PM

    With DC voltage, positive and negative are reversed, a dc motor will turn backwards with reverse polarity.
    With AC, reversing hot and neutral is reversed polarity, needs to be corrected, reversing wires in ac will not reverse the direction.
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