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Polarized plug which wire is hot?
A polarized plug can only fit together in one direction. This is to prevent reverse polarity in the device you are plugging in.
Do the ribs on one side of a wire mean neutral or hot?
Standard 115 extension cords have three wires but sometimes the ground is the only wire that is color coded. If you cut off the plug, you can lose a sense of which wire is NEUTRAL (white) and which is HOT (black). Its easy if you THINK. Look at the plug as and a receptacle as if you were going to push it in. The ground wire (green) is on the bottom. The ribbed side is on the left of the plug. If you look at a receptacle, you will see that side is NEUTRAL. The smooth wire side is on the right of the plug and would connect to the BLACK side of the receptacle. Got it? Most 3-wire cords use color coding. Most 2-wire cords use the "ribbed" method. The RIBBED side is supposed to be the "identified wire" which is the neutral. Be careful with thinking "right" or "left" because some 3-wire receptacles are installed horizontally or with the ground up. Further, don't assume the ribbed side is neutral on an existing installation unless you test and confirm it.
How do you wire a common 3 pin plug?
In North America the connections for a 15 amp cap (plug) goes as follows. Looking at the plug from the blade side directly on you should see a larger blade (silver) on the right, smaller (brass) blade on the left and a U shaped ground blade on the bottom. The white wire connects under the right (silver) coloured screw, the black wire connects under the left (brass) coloured screw and the green wire under the green ground screw.
If you wire a plug in reverse by mistke with the hot lead on the thick side of the polarized plug will it cause a problem?
Yes it can. The plug and socket are polarized to be sure that the hot and neutral are not reversed.
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.
Polarized plug which wire is hot?
A polarized plug can only fit together in one direction. This is to prevent reverse polarity in the device you are plugging in.
How is a plug wired?
What kind of plug? 120 Volt Alternating Currant non-grounded is black (hot) to narrow blade, white (neutral) to wide blade. Grounded has third prong, which is 'u' shaped, above and centered flat blades, which connects to the green (ground) wire. Be aware of currant loads, and use the proper gauge wire for the load. green&white wire to the top of plug, blue to the left, red to the right
How do you wire a Nema L5-30 plug?
An L5-30P is a two pole three wire grounding 30 amp, 125 volt plug . The neutral wire is connected to the W terminal, the ground wire to the G terminal and the hot wire to the only terminal that is left. The small blade/slot is neutral (white), the larger blade/slot is hot (black) and the notched blade/slot is ground (green).
Do the ribs on one side of a wire mean neutral or hot?
Standard 115 extension cords have three wires but sometimes the ground is the only wire that is color coded. If you cut off the plug, you can lose a sense of which wire is NEUTRAL (white) and which is HOT (black). Its easy if you THINK. Look at the plug as and a receptacle as if you were going to push it in. The ground wire (green) is on the bottom. The ribbed side is on the left of the plug. If you look at a receptacle, you will see that side is NEUTRAL. The smooth wire side is on the right of the plug and would connect to the BLACK side of the receptacle. Got it? Most 3-wire cords use color coding. Most 2-wire cords use the "ribbed" method. The RIBBED side is supposed to be the "identified wire" which is the neutral. Be careful with thinking "right" or "left" because some 3-wire receptacles are installed horizontally or with the ground up. Further, don't assume the ribbed side is neutral on an existing installation unless you test and confirm it.
Where is the starter motor located?
it depends on the car ..it either on the right or the left side of your engine trace your hot wire from the battery
How do you wire a common 3 pin plug?
In North America the connections for a 15 amp cap (plug) goes as follows. Looking at the plug from the blade side directly on you should see a larger blade (silver) on the right, smaller (brass) blade on the left and a U shaped ground blade on the bottom. The white wire connects under the right (silver) coloured screw, the black wire connects under the left (brass) coloured screw and the green wire under the green ground screw.
In an IEC-320 plug which wire carries electrical voltage?
the hot wire carries the electrical voltage
If you wire a plug in reverse by mistke with the hot lead on the thick side of the polarized plug will it cause a problem?
Yes it can. The plug and socket are polarized to be sure that the hot and neutral are not reversed.
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 prong is the hot prong in a plug?
If you are refering to a wall receptacle, the one on the right is the hot side. The left side is the neutral and it's slot is larger that the hot one. The U shaped on the bottom is for the ground pin of the plug.
Which wire is the hot wire?
Looking at an electrical plug in the wall you will see two parallel slots. With the ground pin on the bottom, the slot on the right is the hot pin. The slot on the left, which is longer, is the neutral pin. Installing a receptical, the terminals on the back are brass screw to the hot wire and silver screw to the white. Brass, Hot - Silver, White, easy to remember that way.
What names are given to the 3 pins of a 3 pin plug?
Live neutral and earth. My name is Travis C. Williams, and I'm a contractor, the left slot is called Neutral, the right slot is called Hot, and the bottom hole is called Ground. When you're hooking up a new 120volt 15 amp receptacle to 12-2 w/G wire, you'll hook the white wire (Neutral) to the silver colored screw on the left, and you'll hook the black wire (Hot) to the brass colored screw on the right, and you'll hook the bare wire (Ground) to the green screw on the bottom left hand corner. Hope my answer helped you.
