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In North America the neutral has to be identified as such. On a lamp cord the ribbed insulation side is the identification of the neutral wire. The "hot" conductor of the lamp cord is the smooth insulation.
No. Screw material is no safe indicator because they would be too easy to swap round.
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∙ 9y agoIn North America the neutral has to be identified as such. On a lamp cord the ribbed insulation side is the identification of the neutral wire. The "hot" conductor of the lamp cord is the smooth insulation. On the lamp holder the neutral ribbed wire connects to the silver coloured screw. The smooth un-ribbed wire connects to the brass coloured screw. Using this connection will make the outer shell of the lamp holder the neutral and the centre button at the bottom of the lamp holder the "hot" conductor.
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Is hot wire on the extension cord ribbed or smooth?
Smooth side = hot (small blade) Ribbed side = ground (large blade)
Do yo connect black wire to smooth wire or ribbed?
Connect the black wire to the smooth wire. The ribbed wire is the identifier for the neutral wire which is connected to the shell of the lamp holder. The smooth wire connects to the center pin in the lamp holder. Using this configuration the hot wire is kept away from your fingers as far as possible when changing out the light bulb.
Electrical wire with clear insulation which wire is hot?
By "clear insulation," I assume you mean the type of wire used in some lamp cords. If so, the hot wire is the one with the smooth (non-ribbed) insulation.
Is ribbed wire hot?
No, the ribbed conductor on lamp cord is the identified conductor thereby making it the neutral wire.
Is ribbed wire black or white?
The ribbed wire on a lamp cord is the neutral wire. On an extension cord there is no rib but the neutral wire is white in colour.
What is the hot wire white black or green?
The hot wire on a lamp cord will be the the side that has the more narrow prong on the plug-in. Or you can look at the cord and whichever side is smooth, (not ribbed but smooth), is your hot wire.
How is the non-ridged smooth-sided parallel wire attached to a chandelier light fixture coded to determine which wire is hot and should be connected to the black?
The ribbed sheathing always denotes the neutral conductor and should be connected to the neutral incoming power conductor (usually white). The non-ribbed sheathing is the hot conductor and should be connected to the hot incoming power conductor (generally black). It will work if wired backward (reverse polarity), but if the appliance is polarized, you should wire it accordingly. For example, a light socket is generally polarized to make the ribbed socket part (which human hands will likely come in contact with) neutral. Wiring with reverse polarity would make this socket hot (not safe).
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.
The power cord that came with my dishwasher installation kit does not have individually color coded wires ie black white green One wire is ribbed is this the neutral wire?
Yes, the ribbed side is neutral (white), the opposite side is hot (black) and the center is ground.
Clear wiring which one will be hot?
Even though it is a clear wire, there will be a tracer of raised or indented rib on the wire to identify the neutral. You may have to run your thumbnail around the wire to feel it rather that see it. This ribbed identified wire will be the neutral leaving the other wire to be connected to the hot side of the circuit.
Is the ribbed wire on a extension cord the black?
no
What type of conductors shall be used for wiring on fixture chains?
The type of wire you are looking for is called lamp cord. It comes in different colours usually to match the fixture. Fixtures hanging from chains use a clear insulation so as to blend in with the fixture chain colour. Remember that the smooth wire of the lamp cord connects to the hot wire and the ribbed wire on the lamp cord connects to the neutral wire in the ceiling junction box.
