It depends on the extension cord but I will give you 2 ways and they are each very simple.
On a residential type (what I call a house burner) extension cord with just 2 conductors, you will find that the jacket of one wire is smooth and the other one has ridges. The one with ridges is your neutral or white conductor.
On a more commercial type extension cord with conductors covered by a protective jacket, your conductors in the cord will be color-coded, with black being hot, white being neutral and green or bare being ground.
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∙ 13y agoYou can rewire your extension cord by replacing the existing wire with green, black and white wires. In most situations it is safer and cheaper to buy a new extention cord.
On a 3 wire dryer cord there is no green wire. The white wire coming from the outlet is connected to ground or the green screw. The black and red wires are the hot wires.
Yes, the green conductor is the colour of the ground wire in an extension cord. The black wire is dedicated to be the "hot" and the white conductor is the neutral.
When flexible cords are talked about the ground wire is in the conductor count. A four wire cord will have black, red, white, and green coloured wires in the flexible cable set. A three wire cord will have a black, white and green coloured wires in the cable set. To use a four wire cord to carry 220 volts just use the black, red and green wires. Connect to the cord ends. Black and red to the outside blade terminal screws and the green wire to the green ground screw. To use a three wire cord to carry 220 volts just use all of the wires. Black and white to the outside blade terminal screws and the green wire to the green ground screw.
Depending on the configuration of the cord cap, the green wire is ground, the white wire is the neutral and red and black wires are the 220 volt source.
buy a new extension cord
You can rewire your extension cord by replacing the existing wire with green, black and white wires. In most situations it is safer and cheaper to buy a new extention cord.
The hot wire on an extension cord is typically smooth. The ribbed wire is usually the neutral wire. Make sure to check the cord carefully to confirm the proper identification of wires before handling or using it.
You can wire a single phase 240V extension cord with five wires to a female-male plug with four wiring points by connecting the two hot wires (usually black and red) together to the plug's gold or brass terminals for the hot connection, and connecting the neutral wire (usually white) to the silver terminal on the plug. The extra wire could be a ground wire (usually green or bare copper) which connects to the plug's green screw for grounding the extension cord. Make sure to follow safety precautions and guidelines for proper connections.
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The ribbed wire on an extension cord is typically the neutral wire. The black wire is usually the hot wire. It's important to check the manufacturer's instructions or consult a professional if you are unsure.
In a standard extension cord, the wire that is hot is typically the black wire. The green wire is usually the ground wire, while the second black wire may be neutral. It's always best to use a voltage tester to confirm which wire is hot before handling the wires.
Depends on the size of the wire in the extension cord. The 3 prong is just the hot, neutral, and ground.
you need to state more information but in any case yes you can.
Materials would consist of extension cord cable, male and female cap ends. The tools would consist of a screwdriver that will fit the termination ends screw configuration and a pair of wire strippers or a knife to strip the extension cord wire.
No, but it is a waste of money when you only need three of the four wires when making an extension cord. If you are constructing an extension cord make sure that the ends go to the right end of the cable. Match the wire end when looking at it, to the proper pin configuration of the plug. White to silver, black to brass and green to green terminal. Looking at the end of the cable, it should be matched the plug configurations. On the plug end the wire should match the cable. If it doesn't look at the other end of the cable. No wires should cross when connecting to the blades on the plug, If they do you have the wrong end of the cable.
There are several parts to an extension cord. There is the "female" end where you would plug in the appliance, the cord, and then the "male" end which gets plugged into an outlet.