Editing Wrong-side failure (section)

== Example of how a wrong-side failure may occur ==
{{original research|section|date=June 2023}}
Consider a [[relay]] that has to energize to show a [[green]] light.

If a wire breaks, or the battery is drained, then the relay will de-energize and the signal will show a [[red]] light, which is [[fail-safe]].

If a stray wire from another circuit touches the wire connected to that same relay, then that would be a wrong side failure, which is potentially dangerous.  This stray wire can be guarded against by ensuring that the insulation on the relay wire is of good quality, and that all terminals are locked away.

In addition, the relay may be [[double switching|double-switched]], also known as double-cut, that is to say that it only energizes if a positive circuit and a negative circuit are both complete. That would then require two stray wires to cause a wrong-side failure, which is much less likely than a single stray wire.