[sdiy] iec connector confusion

[flightofharmony]

>From the 41st edition of "Wiring Simplified" Richter,Schwan,Hartwell. Park
publishing:
"Grounded (white) wire: In a circuit, this is the wire (usually white) that
normally carries current and is connected to *ground* at the service
equipment [breaker box at the point the mains lines enter the building]."

The "neutral" or white wire is the grounded wire. The black wire is the hot
wire that "pushes" current one way, and "pulls" current (from ground) the
other via the white wire. for the plug itself: holding the plug with the
outlet prongs  pointed toward you with the u-shaped ground plug on the
bottom, the top right prong - which is usually wider/taller than the other -
is the grounded (or "neutral") prong.

~flight
flight at flightofharmony.com
http://www.flightofharmony.com


-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
-> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Nathan Reeves
-> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:17 AM
-> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
-> Subject: RE: [sdiy] iec connector confusion
-> 
-> Doesn't the L & N switch 60 times a second?  I am confused with mains
-> power.....
-> 
-> AC in the USA is at 120V 60Hz correct?  So one goes 120V then the other?
-> 
-> On an IEC plug, one is white, the other black and the ground is green
with a
-> screw down loop on it....
-> 
-> Doesn't the L and N wires switch back and forth anyway, so it doesn't
-> matter?
-> 
-> Cheers,
-> 
-> Nate
-> 
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
-> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Jason Tribbeck
-> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:39 PM
-> To: Graham Atkins
-> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
-> Subject: RE: [sdiy] iec connector confusion
-> 
-> Hi,
-> 
-> > From: Graham Atkins [mailto:gatkins at blueyonder.co.uk]
-> >
-> > I would be careful here. It is my understanding that in the US, your
-> > Live &
-> > Neutral are split 50/50 with respect of earth. so your potential
-> > ideally on either
-> > leg would be no more than 55V in theory. As the IEC is used in many
-> > countries
-> > now it can be much different. In the UK we have 240V but the Neutral
-> > is (In
-> > perfect conditions) at the same potential as earth with the Live at
-> > 240V so it
-> > is seriously important that the Live, Neutral & Earth are connected to
-> > the
-> > defined L,N & E terminals.
-> 
-> You've just made me think - I was thinking it was 230V because he'd said
-> he was connecting across 4 & 1 - however, I didn't realise the 120V was
-> also done in that way (according to the datasheet).
-> 
-> So, Dan, make sure you have the two jumpers across 1 & 3 and also 2 & 4.
-> 
-> I'd always treat N the same as L no matter where in the world I was
-> (i.e. keep well away!)
-> --
-> Jason Tribbeck.
-> 
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