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# Use the continuity setting on your multimeter to check the connectivity of the positive and negative rails.
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The multimeter should beep if it is connected. Otherwise it will show a "1 ".
# Clip the end of the power adapter off, saving enough wire with the plug to reconnect the two later in the semester (do not clip the wires too close to the plug).
## Cut the two loose ends to different lengths, to prevent accidentally touching them together.