[sdiy] iec connector confusion

[Jason Tribbeck]

Hi,

> The :"neutral" (a white wire or silver/tin terminal) connection is the
> grounded line, "ground" is the mains/earth ground line, hot should go
to the
> other (usually a black wire or copper/bronze terminal). Never connect
the
> hot wire to the case!

It was my understanding that the three connectors should be labelled
with "L", "N" and an earth symbol.

They are also in this shape:


    []

 []    []


The one in the middle (top) is earth. The other two are live and neutral
(doesn't matter which way around it should be).

If N was connected to the case, then I believe that would be a **very**
bad thing to do.

Oh - I'm assuming it's an IEC320 C13/C14 style connector.
(Unfortunately, the Wikipedia article -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector - does not mention which is
which).

A quick bit of searching has produced this:

http://www.powerfig.com/iec60320-15-amp-power-cords.aspx

Which means:

        [] EARTH

LIVE []    [] NEUTRAL

(assuming it's the socket on the back of the unit, rather than the plug
itself).

-- 
Jason Tribbeck