Heartwarming Replacing A Three Prong Plug

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Replacing a three prong plug. How to wire a 3 prong plug. Then fit a plug in circuit tester onto the cord s other end. For a terminal screw plug.

Joined 9 h ago 1 posts. One brass colored one silver and a green grounding screw. Neatly explained in the how to repair or replace 3 prong plug on a power cord in the above video.

So if you re wondering how to wire a 3 prong plug it s fairly simple really. When replacing a three prong plug connect the black wire in the cord to the brass terminal screw the white wire to the chrome terminal and the green or bare wire which is the ground wire to the green ground screw in the plug. Pull the two sides apart to make a y shape so you have one side for each terminal.

If you have a terminal screw plug or a three prong plug read on. I just bought a former police command center trailer i would like to do some work on. Three prong plugs have a hot wire a neutral wire and a ground wire.

Just attach the black hot wire to the brass screw the white neutral wire the silver screw and the green sometimes bare wire to the green screw. Discussion starter 1 9 h ago. Read below i am demonstrating this on a cord to my asteroi.

Following the groove down the center of the cord split the wires apart with your fingers or a utility knife. On the inside of the plug you ll find three terminal screws. Reassemble the replacement plug and tighten the screws holding it to the cord.