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It could be a loudspeaker polarised plug.
The 3rd round plug is the ground connection.
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.
it also carries curent from the outlet
Not in itself. Do not plug another three prong plug in the outlet until the broken prong (round-ish) is removed from the outlet. The third prong (round-ish) on a three prong plug is the ground. It does not carry any power.Correction"It's the power return"
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.
Black wire to the gold screw, white wire to the silver screw, green wire to the round or U shaped prong screw.
Yes. If it does, that means you are plugged into a bass amplifier that is not grounded. You may also hear a buzzing noise coming from your amplifier, which is another sign that your amplifier is not grounded. "Grounding" has to do with electricity. In the US, your power chord should plug three prongs into the outlet, two flat ones and a round one below those. If your power chord is missing the third, round prong, then you should replace the power chord with one that has it. Also check your outlet to make sure it has three prong holes, and if you are using an extension chord or power strip, make sure that they all have three prongs on one end and three prong holes on the other. Sometimes you will be in situations where you only have two prong holes in an outlet. Check to see if there are any other outlets nearby. If not, you may need to use a three-prong-to-two-prong converter which helps with grounding. Other times even with three prongs all along the system. This means either your power chord is partially broken and needs to be replaced, or the overall electrical current in the wall is not properly grounded. If this is the case, don't worry too much. All it will do will cause a buzzing in your amp and occasionally shock you. Both of these things are annoying, so you should do your best to avoid them. This can also happen with an electric guitar.
i need one too, but i need the two prong plug in type, not the round barrel one that seems to be easy to get. why? can we modify ours to fit by cutting and splicing wires?
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South Africa uses 220-240V/50H 3-prong plugs that look like this: http://www.jjeac.com/UploadFiles/JJA-14%20South%20Africa%20plug.jpg
front of the tranny facing the radiator. its either a square six prong plug or a round plug