how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

can someone tell me how to wire a canadian plug.

We are changing plugs on a few cables rather than using the travel adaptor. Which is the live...black or red?? :confused:

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

Are you sure that the appliances etc. will work on 110 volt 60 cycles? If so and assuming that the cables are the older UK red/black/green, not the newer brown/blue/green. The red is hot/live, black is neutral and green is always the ground/earth.
On the Canadian plug: one of the blades is wider than the other, this is the neutral- black. The narrower is hot/red. the round pin is ground/green.
Again, make sure the equipment is rated for 110V 60 Cycle.
Good luck, Eric

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

UK wiring RED=LIVE, BLACK=NEUTRAL. Or new style BROWN=LIVE, BLUE=NEUTRAL.

Canadian and American, BLACK=LIVE, WHITE=NEUTRAL.

How to wire an American Plug

WIKI electrical colours around the world

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

yeah they work input voltage of 110v to 240v and it just saves putting a travel adaptor on everything...

and these are the newer type blue/brown/green.


so brown is----?
blue is------?


and green is the normal earth etc..

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

Brown live
Blue neutral
Green earth

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

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Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

Hi

In practicality

brown is black
blue is white.

no doubt someone will explain deeper, and explain insurance, liabilties, differences etc..etc..etc...

the other ways of remembering when wiring canadian wires to plugs
is black goes on the brass terminal.
white on the light terminal.

cheers
Jerry

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

If it's all black/white, then how come it's black and red in my house.

Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??
 

Sounds like a newspaper.