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kevin
 
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Easy. The hot black is the incomming power. The black you measured cold
carries the current to the fan. The red you measured cold carries the
current to the light. The white is the neutral, carrying current back
from both the fan and the light. In residential wiring, whites are
(almost?) always just all tied together, since you never want to end up
with an open neutral.