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Can you ground a wall outlet by running a jumper wire from the neutral terminal to the ground screw?
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∙ 12y ago
Not correctly , It will show on a tester that it is grounded but you should run a separate ground for it to be properly grounded
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Does all romex have a ground wire?
Some older wire does not have a ground. All you can do in that case is use a jumper wire to connect the ground to the neutral.
A jumper wire should be used to bridge the electrical ground across?
A jumper wire should use to bridge electrical ground across?
Why do outlets have two prongs?
Actually they have 3. A round ground, wide neutral, and narrow hot. If it only has 2 it is an old outlet with no ground wire. If that is the case in your home, I highly suggest you connect a jumper wire from the ground screw to the white neutral wire on the silver screw to provide some protection. Do this at every outlet in the home. Replace all the outlets in your home with new ones if they are so old they do not have a ground connection.
Older 3 wire stove to a 4 wire receptacle?
You have to purchase a new cord assembly that is designed specifically for ranges. Hardware stores usually carry these cords. Tell the salesperson what you want to do with it and they should give you the right one. On the back of the stove you will find a terminal block with three screws in it. Your newly purchased cord will have 4 wires in it. Red, Black, White, Green. Connect the red wire to the first terminal screw (left). Next the white to the center screw and finally the black to the last terminal screw (right). You are now left with one green wire to connect. There might be a jumper strap from the white wire "neutral" terminal position to the chassis frame of the stove. This must be removed. There should be a ground lug that is bolted to the chassis of the stove. If there isn't a ground lug install one in the place where the jumper strap connected to the chassis frame. There might be a ground lug in the four wire stove kit that you bought, if not buy a #6 ground lug. Put the green wire into the lug and tighten. Make sure the stove receptacle that you are plugging into is turned OFF. Plug the stove into the receptacle. Turn the breaker back on. Stove should be up and running.
How do you convert an older electric range to a 4 wire plug when there is no bonding strap on the range It now has a 3 wire cord I need to convert it to a 4 wire cord.?
The difference between a 4-wire and a 3-wire is a separate ground and neutral. That being said, all you have to do is connect the ground wire to chassis ground, and the neutral wire directly to the neutral connection. The phase wires are made up the same as the old cord. You must also remove the bonding jumper, but if there isn't one... IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS. If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes (not a simple proximity voltage indicator) to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
Single phase 4 pole Gen alt w 240V 60hz output no neutral. you check from each lead to ground and get 50-70V How do you get a neutral for connecting Gen to a standard breaker box having 240V and 120V?
Neutral is at the jumper that changes it from 120v to 240v. Two stator windings are used in series to make 240v; at that junction is (when wired in Series)your neutral/common/ground. Ground this terminal and use it for your neutral/common. When wired in parallel you have 110v and the jumper is removed and there is no common/neutral and ground is from the frame of the generator.
Does all romex have a ground wire?
Some older wire does not have a ground. All you can do in that case is use a jumper wire to connect the ground to the neutral.
Where is the C-3 diagnostic lead on a 307 olds on a 88 Cadillac brougham?
It is available at the ALDL connector, terminal 'B', located under the instrument panel, just right of centre. Terminal 'A' is ground, so it is possible to use a short jumper to ground this terminal.
Where is the ground wire to the starter on a 1996 corolla?
There is no ground wire. The casing of the starter itself is considered the ground. Ex. If you take a battery and use jumper cables to touch the positive lead to the wire terminal on the starter, and then touch the negative terminal to the metal casing it will spin the motor.
How do you jump start a dodge charger srt8?
Hook a jumper cable from the positive end of the donor car to the positive terminal of the Charger, hook a jumper from the negative terminal of the donor car to a spot where you can make ground on the Charger, and have at it. The battery is in the trunk, and there are jump start posts under the hood on the passenger side.
How do you change a 4-wire 240V plug for a dryer to a 3-wire 240V plug for a welder and which wires do you use?
The existing 4 wires meaning Red, Black, White, Bare? Red and black are "hot" (using 120V from each phase of your service entrance), white is neutral, and bare is ground. Ground the bare or green wire to the electrical box then use red and black as your hot wires and white as neutral. You must ground the welder itself also with a jumper wire in order to be safe.
Where is jumper terminal on 1989 dodge van to get diagnostic code from check engine light?
There isn't a jumper terminal, you cycle key on, off, on, off, on and count the blinks.
How do you know if your blower motor is bad or if you need to just change the resistor?
Use a jumper wire from the battery + (pos) terminal to the positive on the blower motor, and run a - (Ground) wire from ground on the motor, to chassis or frame.
How do you replace a starter relay switch on a 1998 ford expedition?
Starter Relay Test Place transmission in Park. Apply parking brake. Check for battery voltage between starter relay battery terminal and ground. Connect jumper wire on starter relay between battery and ignition terminals. If engine does not crank, connect a second jumper wire to starter relay between ground terminal and good ground and repeat test. If engine cranks in step 3, transmission linkage is misadjusted or neutral safety switch is defective. If engine does not crank in step 3, starter relay is defective. Follow this step by step and you will pinpoint the problem.
Does the 1996 gran marquis have horn fuse?
You have a Horn Relay in power distribution box. Remove horn relay, connect jumper from terminal 85 to ground, connect one end of second jumper from terminal 86, connect one lead of a ohmmeter to terminal 30 and other lead of ohmmeter to terminal 87-should be resistance, now connect loose end of jumper from terminal 86to battery +, should now read zero ohms on meter...relay should also "click" oterwise it is bad. Another thing that goes bad is the "horn blow switch", it usually reads like 5 ohms approx.
How do you connect cables from another car to start a car with a flat batttery?
1. Attach the jumper cable positive + (red) terminal to the good battery positive + (red) terminal.2. Attach other end of + jumper cable to + terminal of dead battery.3. Attach negative - (black) jumper cable terminal to negative - terminal of good battery.4. Attach the last jumper cable negative - (black) to a metal ground part of the engine you are trying to start.5. Start the engine of the donor vehicle and let it run for about 5 minutes to allow some charge to be applied to the 100% dead battery.6. Start the car and have a helper immediately remove the connections in reverse order of how you connected them.Warning: Be careful the jumper cable will not be hit by the cooling fan blades when the engines are started.
How do you jump start a 99 Cadillac STS?
If your STS is like mine, the battery is under the rear seat. You can pull up on the rear seat and expose the battery, at which point, you can attach jumper cables. Don't do that.There is a plus(+) terminal under the hood.Just hook up the jumper cable to this terminal and minus(-) to the metal part(ground) and you are all set.
