Re: Which is the neutral white 3 prong power

OK, it appears you are a 120V line. If that is so then you should have:

1 black (or red) wire. HOT
1 White NEUTRAL
1 bare copper GROUND

The bare copper is the ground and it goes to the U shaped part of the plug. The other two go to the two other connections. The white is the neutral (not the same as a ground as it is a power carrying wire) is connected to the wider (or T shaped) side of the plug. Do not confuse neutral and ground as the not the same thing even if they connect to the same place at the breaker box.

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Joseph Meehan

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"Smitty Two" <prestwhich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:prestwhich-56CAB4.22004806092007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <1189140067.757879.190970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Chelsea <mtbgirl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sep 6, 10:21 pm, Eric9822 <tisabo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sep 6, 8:35 pm, Chelsea <mtbg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I am replacing the power cord to our dryer. The dryer is 3 prong.
> > The plug states to connect the white neutral to the l shaped prong.
> > The wire has 1. black 1.white and 1.copper inner wire. Is the white
> > neutral really the white wire, or is it the copper wire?
>
> > thanks,
> > C
>
> Are you converting a 220V 4 wire connected dryer to a 3 wire conected
> dryer? If so there is more then just changung the plug involved.
> There is a bonding jumper that needs to be added as well. If not I
> assume it's a gas dryer with a 110V plug based on the description.
> For 110V:
>
> Black = Line Voltage
> White = Neutral
> Bare Copper or Green = Equipment Ground

No, I am not converting - I simply need a longer power cord - so I am
going from three to three.

So this is a gas dryer and we're talking about 120 volts?

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