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The ribbed wire on a lamp cord is the neutral wire. On an extension cord there is no rib but the neutral wire is white in colour.
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The power cord that came with my dishwasher installation kit does not have individually color coded wires ie black white green One wire is ribbed is this the neutral wire?
Yes, the ribbed side is neutral (white), the opposite side is hot (black) and the center is ground.
Is the ribbed wire on a extension cord the black?
no
Do yo connect black wire to smooth wire or ribbed?
Connect the black wire to the smooth wire. The ribbed wire is the identifier for the neutral wire which is connected to the shell of the lamp holder. The smooth wire connects to the center pin in the lamp holder. Using this configuration the hot wire is kept away from your fingers as far as possible when changing out the light bulb.
Is ribbed wire hot?
No, the ribbed conductor on lamp cord is the identified conductor thereby making it the neutral wire.
Do the ribs on one side of a wire mean neutral or hot?
Standard 115 extension cords have three wires but sometimes the ground is the only wire that is color coded. If you cut off the plug, you can lose a sense of which wire is NEUTRAL (white) and which is HOT (black). Its easy if you THINK. Look at the plug as and a receptacle as if you were going to push it in. The ground wire (green) is on the bottom. The ribbed side is on the left of the plug. If you look at a receptacle, you will see that side is NEUTRAL. The smooth wire side is on the right of the plug and would connect to the BLACK side of the receptacle. Got it? Most 3-wire cords use color coding. Most 2-wire cords use the "ribbed" method. The RIBBED side is supposed to be the "identified wire" which is the neutral. Be careful with thinking "right" or "left" because some 3-wire receptacles are installed horizontally or with the ground up. Further, don't assume the ribbed side is neutral on an existing installation unless you test and confirm it.
The power cord that came with my dishwasher installation kit does not have individually color coded wires ie black white green One wire is ribbed is this the neutral wire?
Yes, the ribbed side is neutral (white), the opposite side is hot (black) and the center is ground.
Is the ribbed wire on a extension cord the black?
no
Do yo connect black wire to smooth wire or ribbed?
Connect the black wire to the smooth wire. The ribbed wire is the identifier for the neutral wire which is connected to the shell of the lamp holder. The smooth wire connects to the center pin in the lamp holder. Using this configuration the hot wire is kept away from your fingers as far as possible when changing out the light bulb.
Is ribbed wire hot?
No, the ribbed conductor on lamp cord is the identified conductor thereby making it the neutral wire.
How do you wire the last fixture in a parallel circuit?
The last fixture in a parallel circuit is wired the same as the first. In North America, all of the fixtures are wired black wire to black wire and white wire to white wire. The black wire being the "hot" wire and the white wire being the neutral wire.
Do the ribs on one side of a wire mean neutral or hot?
Standard 115 extension cords have three wires but sometimes the ground is the only wire that is color coded. If you cut off the plug, you can lose a sense of which wire is NEUTRAL (white) and which is HOT (black). Its easy if you THINK. Look at the plug as and a receptacle as if you were going to push it in. The ground wire (green) is on the bottom. The ribbed side is on the left of the plug. If you look at a receptacle, you will see that side is NEUTRAL. The smooth wire side is on the right of the plug and would connect to the BLACK side of the receptacle. Got it? Most 3-wire cords use color coding. Most 2-wire cords use the "ribbed" method. The RIBBED side is supposed to be the "identified wire" which is the neutral. Be careful with thinking "right" or "left" because some 3-wire receptacles are installed horizontally or with the ground up. Further, don't assume the ribbed side is neutral on an existing installation unless you test and confirm it.
When wiring up a photocell where do the leads get connected?
Black Wire from photocel to hot wire(black) coming in red wire to light fixtures black wire. White wire to neutral wires all light and power source white.
Do you have a pigtail wiring diagram for an electric range?
I have a three wire cord with a three prong plug on the end sometime called a pigtail. I see the center wire is green which goes on green but which of the other wires goes on black and which goes on white? These wires are not color coded but the exterior cover has one wire which is ribbed and the other is smooth.
What is the lamp black wire with white stripe?
If you are asking about the electrical cord on a lamp, the black wire with the white stripe is the neutral conductor.
Does the ribbed wire connect to the positive or negative on a light fixture?
On a molded 2- or 3-wire line cord the ribbed conductor is the neutral conductor. On a polarized 2-prong plug it will be connected to the wider blade. On some line cords the neutral conductor may have a white stripe instead of ribs.
If both wires for a ceiling light fixture are black how do you tell which is the live wire and which is neutral?
If both wires are black, the one that connects to your white wire is the one that should have little writing on it. Black to the plain black wire, white to the wire with writing.
Is the ribbed side positive or negative in speaker wire?
Ok for all you crazy people the because i made a mistake and hooked the wires up backwards so the ribbed wire is negative.
