[Boatanchors] Replacement Power cord for an Halli HT-37

[rbethman]

> But I'd urge you to check all the above on any cordset you plan to 
> re-use, as I've seen IECr cords made (obviously by some third world 
> sweatshop) with the brown and blue reversed.
The above----^   Is precisely why I stated to check the continuity! From 
EACH plug to each exposed conductor - AND - WRITE IT DOWN!

I've found it NOT to be as it *should*!

Bob - N0DGN


On 12/10/2012 4:40 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> On 12/10/2012 3:08 PM, rbethman wrote:
>> We are all used to white/black/green.  The international colors are 
>> NOT the same
> HOT:    (US) Black  =  (EU)  Brown   (brass screw)
> GROUNDED (Neutral)    (US) White  =  (EU)  Blue   (silver screw and 
> the wide, broad flat blade of the plug)
> GROUNDING  (US) Green  =  (EU)  Green/Yellow  (green screw)
>
> Not to get into nit-picking, but according to the terminology in the 
> CEC and NEC, the "grounding" conductor is for the safety ground, i.e., 
> the green or bare or green with a yellow stripe wire.  These standards 
> reserve the word "neutral"  for the white when you have a circuit with 
> more than  one "hot" wire.  Since the white wire is connected to 
> neutral and the grounding conductor inside the panel, the proper term 
> is "grounded conductor".     The important thing to remember is that 
> the groundED conductor carries the full load current and the groundING 
> conductor never does so unless there is a fault, and that's why in the 
> US, no other connections from neutral to ground are allowed.    But 
> using these terms helps me remember why things are done the way the 
> code specifies they should be done.
>
> But I'd urge you to check all the above on any cordset you plan to 
> re-use, as I've seen IECr cords made (obviously by some third world 
> sweatshop) with the brown and blue reversed.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN