Shore power cord repair
Have 2000 Pace Arrow Vision Need to replace female plug on the shore power cord. Green wire is ground Which...White or black wire to carry the 110 volts???
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cbshoestring wrote:Executive wrote:
All the above is correct...however, I'll add one other tidbit...
White is ALWAYS neutral.
Green is ALWAYS ground.
ANY OTHER COLOR is ALWAYS hot....it could be orange red black purple etc...it's ALWAYS HOT.....Dennis
To the OP.. if you're buying a PLUG/MALE, it's a NEMA TT30P...the RECEPTACLE/FEMALE is a NEMA TT30R... make sure you get the right one. If it's not marked TT, its the wrong one. DO NOT USE THE NEMA 10-30....Dennis
Not to get totally technical, but..... If the power is running thru a light/fan box, the electrician should run the HOT on a WHITE wire down to the switch, which brings BLACK back up HOT to the light/fan/whatever. I have seen them NOT do this, which brings WHITE back up HOT. Not the prefered method, but I have seen it.
ALWAYS test.
I hate to see someone get zapped ASSUMING white is always nuetral. Although, I guess they wouldn't get zapped if they shut the power off. Either way, testing for hot would probably be best if you are not removing a black wire---replacing a black wire, etc...
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS...Check with a meter to be sure.
Just to be clear, anytime the white and/or ground is run as a different color than that which I posted, that wire is supposed to be taped with the correct color. In the example above, the WHITE wire should have been wrapped with BLACK tape for the last 8-12" indicating it is HOT....Dennis
