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Old Dec 9th 2010 | 6:23 pm
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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??
 
Old Dec 9th 2010 | 10:50 pm
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Originally Posted by JasonnJane
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??
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.
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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

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Default 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..

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Default Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??

Originally Posted by JasonnJane
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..
Brown live
Blue neutral
Green earth
 
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Originally Posted by PeterF
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

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Default Re: how do you wire a canadian plug??

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