Lightforce 170 striker - polarity

[Sans Culottes]

[FONT=&amp]Building a foxing rig for the quad [/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]I have a Lightforce RM170 Striker Remote Mounted Lamp and remote handle, and the wiring instructions are vague to say the least.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]The Lightforce mounting handle instructions seem to suggest that polarity of connections are important, but the lamp has wires that are not colour coded for polarity and it’s instructions make no mention of polarity.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]The bulb is , I believe, xenon, and google suggest that halogen bulbs are not polarity dependant but that HID bulbs ( whatever they are ) are. [/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Any one any ideas?[/FONT]


[FONT=&amp]Thanks[/FONT]

 

[Tis1979]

Trace the wire from the switch it is most likely phase.

 

[Davie_M]

don't matter both wires are insulated by the plastic its made out of ie make one the live other earth

 

[deerwarden]

don't matter both wires are insulated by the plastic its made out of ie make one the live other earth

He is asking for the polarity, as stated the +ve polarity will most likely be the switched wire, deerwarden

 

[Sans Culottes]

Conclusion

It doesn't matter....maybe

I went ahead and wired up the lamp on my new foxing rig and ,either I am lucky and wired it the right way round ( 50/50) , or it doesn't matter

 

[Davie_M]

As long as it works

 

[gmorrice96]

are you sure one of the wires doesn't have a white stripe on it? that would make it the positive if it does.