Posted on 12/14/2019 8:12:55 AM PST by Allen In Texas Hill Country
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Picture the above as the three prongs coming out of a plug. "1" is the ground,,, I think. 2 & 3 are the common and power,,,,,,,,, I think. I have a cable I want to hook up to it. The cable only has two wires, black and white, no ground. No problem not having the ground but does the black go to 2 or 3. And the white to the other. In other words of the cable two wires and the '2' and '3' of the plug which is the common and power. Sorry for getting old.
Connect the White to Common and Ground.
Depends on if you are looking at the connector from the “Front” or from behind as it goes into the socket.
Just talked to my dad and he said to look where you attach the wires’ black is hot, white is neutral. The screws should be bronze color and silver color. The black attaches to the bronze screw, the white to the silver screw.
“Sorry for getting old”
ssOK. Just don’t let it happen again. ;<)
Otherwise connect to the power and common (neutral) at the 3 pin socket.
Amazon has a Wiring for Dummies book.
It helped me build a new service entrance and rewire an entire farm to include outbuildings.
Passed inspection first time.
And I remember none of it.
That’s why a reference manual is critical.
If you are trying to discern which side is which of a 2-prong cord and a 3 prong receptacle, the wider blade and the wider receptacle opening is neutral.
If you have a 2-prong cord where both blades are the same width, you’ll need a continuity tester or meter to figure the above out. The prong that, with the appliance in the off position, has continuity with metal of the appliance. For example, for a lamp, with continuity with the outside of a bulb receptacle.
Ding Ding Ding Thats correct!
Black to brass, white to silver
assuming the outlet is wired properly
The black “hot” wire goes to the smaller of the two prongs. White “neutral” goes to the larger.
The only advice I can offer is how to plug it into a wall socket.
With have a 30 year old A/C running from a 220V socket with ground
Need to replace it with a new A/C that needs 110V
There is two 110 voltages from the existing A/C socket.
Which 2 should I connect for 110V to power the new A/C.......just asking for a friend.
I’m looking at the front. The plugs coming out of the connector. NOT the back where the wires go in. But in the back where the wires go in both connectors are copper. No color.
“Sorry for getting old”
ssOK. Just don’t let it happen again. ;<)
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And I will raise my hand up into the night time sky
and count the stars there shining in your eyes
Just to dig it all an’ not to wonder, that’s just fine
and I’ll be satisfied not to read in between the lines
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and never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Looking at the front of the connector, the plugs coming out of the connector, do I connect white to ‘2’ or ‘3’?
OT but Van Morrison is a genius.
2 is neutral white and 3 is hot black.
My recomendation is DON'T DO THIS! If you only have two wires buy a two prong plug for it. Don't have a unconnected ground pin.
220, 221, whatever it takes.
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