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Can you connect a white and black wire to a three prong extension cord that does not have one wide blade and if so which side would be white wire?
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∙ 9y ago
This will not work. Your neutral blade is gone. You need both for it to work.
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How do you correctly wire a three blade 220 volt plug?
If you are in north America, black and red go to the main prongs and white to the ground (round prong) . Black and red can be on either main prong.
What are the designations of a three-prong plug?
On a three prong plug there will be a neutral blade, a "hot" blade and a ground blade. The neutral blade is wider that the "hot" blade. In North America the ground blade is "U" shaped.
What is the extension cord with 3 prong could be used for?
Depends on the size of the wire in the extension cord. The 3 prong is just the hot, neutral, and ground.
Can you plug a 2 prong extension cord into a 3 prong extension cord?
I don't know about an extension cord, but they do sell plug adabters. You can pick them up at any hardware store or even Wal-Mart. They are ussaully grey or orange , and look like the plug end of the extension cord. One end will have the 2 prong, the other side will have the slots to plug in the three prong.
How do you put on a four prong outlet on a roper electric dryer?
Black & Red are hot, and White is neutral. If it has no place to connect neutral connect neutral to ground.
How do you correctly wire a three blade 220 volt plug?
If you are in north America, black and red go to the main prongs and white to the ground (round prong) . Black and red can be on either main prong.
What are the designations of a three-prong plug?
On a three prong plug there will be a neutral blade, a "hot" blade and a ground blade. The neutral blade is wider that the "hot" blade. In North America the ground blade is "U" shaped.
What is the extension cord with 3 prong could be used for?
Depends on the size of the wire in the extension cord. The 3 prong is just the hot, neutral, and ground.
Can you plug a 2 prong extension cord into a 3 prong extension cord?
I don't know about an extension cord, but they do sell plug adabters. You can pick them up at any hardware store or even Wal-Mart. They are ussaully grey or orange , and look like the plug end of the extension cord. One end will have the 2 prong, the other side will have the slots to plug in the three prong.
How do you put on a four prong outlet on a roper electric dryer?
Black & Red are hot, and White is neutral. If it has no place to connect neutral connect neutral to ground.
How do you connect two three prong outlet to four prong transfer switch?
There is not enough information stated as to what you are trying to do.
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Is the wide prong on an electrical plug connected to the black wire?
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
Which wire in a 240V cable with black white and bare copper wires connects to which prong in a 3-prong 30-amp 120-240V dryer outlet?
Do not use this type of cable to feed a 120/240V dryer outlet. The outlet is ungrounded, and the third conductor is neutral not ground. Your ground wire must be sheathed by code. You cannot use the bare neutral conductor as ground. Diagram Did Not Come Through. You Have a 3 Prong Connector. The Prong On The Bottom By Its Self Connect The Bare Wire. That Is What Was # 3 Connect The Others To The Two Prongs Next To Each Other. Hope This Makes Some Sense (1) (2) (3) Connect White To (1), Connect Black To (2) Bare (3) Good Luck
On a 3 wire plug is the wider blade hot or neutral?
On a 3 wire plug (NEMA 5 configuration, 125v 2 pole 3 wire grounding) the narrow blade is the "hot" lead, the wide blade is the neutral lead, and the U shaped prong is the equipment grounding conductor (EGC). Most 2+G non-metallic-cables (NMC) are color coded for Black = "hot", White = neutral, and Bare = EGC
Which wire is hot with two black wires and one green on extension cord?
Electrical plug hot wireThe smaller blade of the plug is the hot wire, but both wires are in a way hot. This is because you are working with alternating current. Alternating current changes its direction of flow 120 times a second in the United States. An electrical cord can have different plug types. The most popular are the two and three prong type with the three prong type the smaller straight piece is hot, the larger straight piece is called neutral and the round one is ground. With the two prong you don't have a ground.
What happens when your heaters three prong electric cord breaks and becomes a two prong cord?
It depend on which prong breaks off. If is its the brass blade the unit will not work. If it is the silver blade the unit will not work. If it is the ground prong, the unit will work but it will not trip the breaker if a short circuit fault occurs. The heater frame could become energized and if you happen to touch a grounded source when touching the heater frame, a nasty shock could result.
