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Do you have to use all 4 screws in a Nema L14 30 Plug or can I use 12 2 wire and leave one pole empty and only use for 110 power?
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The L14-30 receptacle is a three pole four wire grounding 125/250 volt device. Normal wiring using all terminals is 240 volt supply to terminals X and Y. These will be the red and black wires from the three wire cable. Your choice of colours to the X and Y terminals. The white wire from the three conductor cable connects to W terminal and the bare ground wire from the cable connects to the G terminal.
To answer the question, yes only one half can be used. The cable that connects to it must be a two conductor #12 which is rated for 20 amps.
For 120 volt utilization the supply breaker needs to be a single pole 20 amp breaker, then the circuit will conform to the electrical code.
Connect the black of the two wire to either the X or Y terminal, white of the two wire cable to the W terminal and the bare ground wire of the two wire cable to the G terminal.
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