Testing Aerial to see if it works

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Testing Aerial to see if it works

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Please could someone tell me which wire is live and neutral on the aerial?

I wish to test the electric aerial to see if it works without connecting it to the car bc im selling it.
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depends on the exact unit, but as a general rule of thumb 3 wires black live, brown earth and blue the live trigger to raise it
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Re: Testing Aerial to see if it works

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If you have Vauxhall / Opel original colours,

Then you should have -

Red - Permanent Live.

Brown - Ground

Red with white or grey stripe - Radio controlled live "lift" supply.
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I have black,blue and a green wire with an earth wire that attaches to the aerial for attaching to car body.The aerial is a genuine vauxhall aerial.
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In that case -

I would suspect -
Black live.
Blue ignition live
Green for ground.

But I am open to being corrected.
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Re: Testing Aerial to see if it works

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Thanks for the help guys but i resorted to trying it on the car and it worked.

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Is it still for sale?
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Sorry,sold it.
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