Color Coding, A/C (Mains) Leads, USA ONLY, Redux

From: Robert Schaefer <rschaefe_at_gcfn.org>
Date: Fri Dec 14 19:25:26 2001

> On AC devices that I've worked with, N is neutral (white), L is line
> (black), G is ground (green).
> I don't know why you've got the opposed blades. In the US we use type A (2
> pring in parallel) and B (two parallels with a round ground prong) and
many
> places in Euro they use the two round pronged C type. Ive seen the opposed
> blade type but I think it's 220 for air conditioners, I may halucenating
> from all the dust I just got into inside an old PS/2 I'm digging out of
> storage. It might alos be made for 400hz power, who knows.

Two parallel blades is 120V 15A. One perpendicular to the other is
(usually!) 120V 20A, but it could be a 250V plug, too. The 120V 20A plug
can be adjusted to fit a 15A recep by the judicious(sp?) application of a
pair of pliers... No, I've never done such a dangerous thing! -_^ Just
remember, too close to the body of the plug and it'll shear off, too far out
and it won't insert fully into the plug.

Bob
Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 19:25:26 GMT