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First, you call a licensed electrician...
The usual rule in the US at least is that black is the hot wire and white is the neutral wire. (If the wires are some color other than black and white, usually the darker wire is the hot wire.) However, you should never assume that whoever wired your house followed this rule; to be safe, you should always double check.
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Should grooved wire be connected to white wire?
If you are referring to lamp cord type wire where both wires are brown then yes, connect the wire with the groves to the white neutral and the smooth wire to the black hot wire.
How do you install 220 receptacle with white black and bare wires?
Assuming the wires are the correct gauge for application and breaker you use black and white wires as hot. Put red electrical tape on each end of white wire and connect red and black to the breaker output and bare wire to ground lug in panel. At receptacle connect black and red to hot contacts and bare wire to ground lug.
Why black wire and white wire both have power?
In the US, house wire has the BLACK wire connected to the HOT phase of the service input. The WHITE wire is connected to the NEUTRAL of the service input. Normally, both BLACK and WHITE wires are each connected to the 2 LOAD terminals. It is also normal that the WHITE service wire is connected to the wider spade outlet receptacle. The BLACK wire would then be connected to the shorter or narrower outlet spade receptacle. In wired screw lamp circuits, it is normal to wire the BLACK service wire to the center pad of the lamp socket and the WHITE wire to the screw shell of the socket. In switch circuits, it is normal to wire the BLACK service wire to the switch. The HOT service circuit is then opened or closed by the switch. Measuring voltage on your neutral means there is a break in neutral. If the neutral is broken you will measure voltage across the break or from the break to ground. Under this scenario you will measure the same voltage as you do on your hot wire and your load should not be working. Measuring voltage on your neutral less than on your hot wire may mean you have a problem where your neutral is supposed to be bonded to ground in your main service panel. In this scenario your load may be working but you need to check the bonding connection.
What wire is positive on a table lamp?
A table lamp using AC (alternating current) does not have a positive wire, but many will color-code the wires white and black within the circuit. <><><><> As said, no positive and negative, but there IS a hot and a neutral. The hot wire may have ridges running the length of the insulation (or be colored black if separately insulated). The hot wire connects to the brass colored screw, and feeds power to the base of the bulb. Yes, will work if reversed, but is not according to electrical code. White or unridged wire connects to silver colored screw, which connects to the shell of the bulb base.
How can I convert a cord to a plug?
You can't but you can install a plug on the end of a cord. Just go purchase one and install it. Very simple to do. Black wire goes to copper screw, white wire goes to silver screw, and ground or green wire goes to ground screw. It both wires are brown then connect the wire with the ridges on the outside of the wire to the silver screw as it is the neutral. The wire that is smooth is the black hot wire which connects to the copper screw.
What is the lamp black wire with white stripe?
If you are asking about the electrical cord on a lamp, the black wire with the white stripe is the neutral conductor.
How do you wire touch sensor I have black grey brown and yellow from sensor lamp has several white wires from post plus one black?
Connect the black wire from the touch sensor to the black wire from the lamp. Connect the grey wire from the touch sensor to the white wires from the post. Connect the brown wire from the touch sensor to the remaining white wire from the lamp. The yellow wire is typically a ground wire and should be connected to the ground wire in the electrical box. Make sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions for proper installation.
Should grooved wire be connected to white wire?
If you are referring to lamp cord type wire where both wires are brown then yes, connect the wire with the groves to the white neutral and the smooth wire to the black hot wire.
You want to install a new light fixture in your bathroom upon removing the old fixture down you discover there is no grounding wire only a black and white wire and GFCI outlet on the circuit?
If there is no grounding wire present, you can still install the new light fixture using just the black and white wires. Make sure to connect the black wire to the live wire on the fixture and the white wire to the neutral wire. Since there is a GFCI outlet on the circuit, this will provide some level of shock protection in case of any electrical faults.
Which wire on a lamp cord is known as the hot wire?
The wire on a lamp cord that is known as the hot wire is typically the black wire.
Is ribbed wire black or white?
Ribbed wire typically comes in black color for easy visibility and identification. However, it can also come in white or other colors depending on the manufacturer's specifications or application requirements.
How do you remove an outdoor front lawn lamp post with underground wiring?
Determine where the wire going to the lamp exits your house. Make sure the power is off and then cut the cable leaving enough wire to be contained in a junction box. Put wire nuts on the white and black wire and install a blank cover plate over the box. If the lamp is controlled by a separate switch, just remove the switch, cap the wires and install a blank cover on the box. (combo covers can be bought if the switch is in a multiple device enclosure.) Now dig up the post and toss it.
Which wire is hot on a lamp cord?
The wire that is hot on a lamp cord is typically the one that is black or red in color.
How do you install a ceiling light that is running off two swithches my new fixture has 1 white wire and 1 black wire. the ceiling box has white and red and black are capped together?
This question isn't clear.
How do you install 5 ceiling light fixtures - in 1978 our contractor did not advise us as to how to install new ceiling lights?
The short answer is wire color to color. black to black, white to white, green or bare to green of bare.
Which wire is hot, white or black?
The black wire is typically hot, while the white wire is neutral.
How do you install a tach on a 96 Eclipse?
steal signal from the white wire w/ black sripe on the bottom plug of ecu.
