IRIS Power Series power supply questions

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Jan 29 10:30:16 2002

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:
> > From: ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk [mailto:ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk]
>
> > What colour are the 3 loose wires ? Try one of the following
> > colour sets
> > :
> > US Old UK New UK/European/International?
> > Earth Green Green Green/Yellow
> > Neutral White Black Blue
> > Live Black Red Brown
>
> I think it's actually blue, brown, and white. Blue being neutral,
> brown live, and white earth, it seems. I could take the panel off
> and check, but I'm not at home right now.

White isn't a standard ground wire color. Maybe someone changed something
in your machine at some point? Green is a standard ground wire color in
the US, while Green with a yellow stripe meets international standards.
I've seen blue/brown/white used for 240V ungrounded twist-lock connectors
before, but I'm certain these machines require 120V at 20A.

> > Of course it might be something non-standard, but if those are the
> > colours, it's a good bet that's how they're used.
>
> Very close to the third option above, but not quite. Maybe it's a
> really pale yellow ;)

It should have a green base color if it's a ground wire.

> > That's how I'd wire it... Never seen one, though, so I can't
> > be _certain_
>
> Well, we're in nearly the same boat here. This is the only one I've
> seen, and it has all the wires loose. ;)

I'm going to attempt to uncover one of my machines today and snap some
pics for you.

-Toth
Received on Tue Jan 29 2002 - 10:30:16 GMT