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    Mar 30, 2008, 03:31 PM
    Placement of switch cable
    Is there a preferred method for placing a switch cable to a device? Is it better to put the switch circuit on the POWER side of the device or on the GROUND side of the device?
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    Mar 30, 2008, 04:48 PM
    Putting a switch on the ground wire (green) would not allow you to turn it on/off. If you meant the white wire, that is the neutral, not a ground. You place your switch on the black (hot) wire. That way there is absolutely nothing hot on the device until the witch is closed.
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