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newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...> wrote:
>
> Brown - live
> Blue - neutral
> Green/Yellow - earth
>
> DaSwans wrote:
> >
> >
> > I picked up #857 (advertised at #854) yesterday and it's a blast.
> > Everything appears to be working alright considering the tapes are 35
> > years old and the heads were dirty. However, the power cord was rigged
> > up by the previous owner and I want to do something a bit more correct
> > and safe.
> >
> > He took a new cord from Streetly and lopped off the plug end and
> > twisted the wires onto the last 6 inches of an orange extension cord.
> > I picked up a new heavy duty screw on plug from the hardware store but
> > before I wire it up, I'd like to make sure I do it right. None of the
> > colors of the Streetly wires correspond to anything American. I need
> > to know which is ground, positive, and negative.
> >
> > The wire colors on the Streetly cable are:
> >
> > Brown
> > Blue
> > Green/Yellow
> >
> > So experts, before I make the wrong guess and blow this thing up,
> > which is which?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dan
> > #857
> >
> >
>
> --
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
>
> Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/
> Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson
> Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
>
That did it!
Thanks Mike.
Dan
#857