Quote Originally Posted by BamaNomad View Post
I wasn't suggesting POWERING anything, just proposed the 9V battery as a means to TEST that the wires that were supposed to be HOT were hot, and the ones that were supposed to be GROUND were grounded... ie no shorts, no opens in the WIRES...

ie. BEFORE installing any Loads...
If I didn't want to power something to verify connections, I would just use an ohmmeter and check continuity, instead of a small battery.