Kirchhoff's voltage law with current sources

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When you are using Kirchhoff's voltage law and you come across a current source, what should the sign of the voltage be?
 
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It depends on the rest of the circuit. The voltage across a current source can be anything it needs to be so that the current out of the source is a fixed amount.