2oldman wrote:
Hawk9 wrote:
the Red and White wires are mis-crossed.
Don't know what that means.
I'm assuming that you are asking what's the problem with this. It can mean that you can easily get a shock from it. With the power wire (red) and the neutral wire (white) crossed, electrically things will work will fine, but that's where the problem lies. Nearly every electrical device has a polarized plug and there is a reason for this. It is to ensure that the internal wiring does not energize any part of the exposed parts of the device. Case in point; my son was living in an older apartment and every time he used his electric broom, he'd get a shock when he used two particular receptacles. His electric broom had a polarized plug on it, so it wasn't the plug. We found that the two of the receptacles had the power and neutral wires reversed at the receptacle. We corrected the wiring and he had no more shock problems.