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by Eisenstein 1301 days ago
> huh, i didn't know they could be connected like that!

'Ground' is not necessarily 0V, it is just convenient to use it like that. If 'ground' is 0V then 12V - 0V = 12V, but if you make 'ground' -12V then that is 12V - (-12V) = 24V.