No that sounds about right.  You are measuring it under no load
condition, so you are getting the peak of the AC instead of the RMS,
which will typically be 41.4% higher.

Marshall

sol wrote:

> Thanks!Ok, did that, now I know which is positive, but it reads 14 v.
> Is everything weird here, or what?paula
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Ode Coyote
>       Check it with your digital meter.
>      If it reads -9 v, switch the meter leads and the red one is
>      positive.
>
>      Ode
>