GROUND is the dirt you’re standing on. aka EARTH. Nothing you do is going to change it’s potential significantly. So we use that as a reference for other +/- voltages Usually (95% of cases) GROUND will be regarded as +/-0Vdc but to make sure, we ‘tie’ the two together with low resistance (cable) …

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Thanks Terry, that’s a

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