What's going on here?

[SirClickALot]

Here's the simple example potentiometer circuit with a couple of voltmeters in added in what I reckon is the correct polarity but if you look at the animated version, why is the top Voltmeter showing -2.5v instead of 2.5v?

I'm a bit thrown by this.

Thanks

[pfalstad]

the voltmeters aren't connected properly. That's why you're seeing red dots at the ends. Also, it should say "2 bad connections" in the lower right. Components can only be connected at the endpoints (the white dots).

[SirClickALot]

Mm mm, OK but how then are measuring and display the 'correct' values with, only in one case, the wrong polarity? If I right-click and choose the option to reverse that top one, it does give the right value?

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On 7 October 2024 18:18:48 BST, Paul Falstad ***@***.***> wrote: the voltmeters aren't connected properly. That's why you're seeing red dots at the ends. Also, it should say "2 bad connections" in the lower right. Components can only be connected at the endpoints (the white dots). -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #111 (comment) You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[pfalstad]

The unconnected terminals are at ground, so the bottom voltmeter happens to be correct (because we are measuring the difference between the 2.5 V terminal and ground). With the top one, we are measuring the difference between ground and 2.5 V, which is -2.5 V