Re: 220v and new lathe???
- From: "William B Noble (don't reply to this address)" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:55:20 -0800
well, it seems you have a non-grounded outlet - if it's really 220,
then black and white are the two hot leads (normally white is reserved
for neutral) -- connect one to each of the "remaining" leads, connect
nothing to the L lead. Then, take the green wire and attach it to a
trusted ground - do this right or it can kill you if something goes
wrong in the lathe - a good ground is a water pipe with at least 10
feet of burried metal, or something else that you know to be properly
grounded.
A better solution would be to change that plug to one that has a
ground as well.
Presuming that the L shaped wire is neutral, it will be nominally
connected to ground, b ut do not DO NOT use it for the green ground -
again there are conditions that can make it hot and it can kill you.
I am stating this in strong terms IT CAN KILL YOU because the way you
asked the question suggests that you may be relatively unsure of
exactly what you are dealing wtih - please be sure to follow your
local electrical codes.
On 18 Jan 2006 22:40:58 -0800, "Roy Fek" <royfek43@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>
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>I just recieved today a Powermatic 3520b lathe. It came wired with a
>pigtail but no plug. The pigtail has three wires - black, white and
>green. The lathe operates on 220v, single phase, and I have a 220v
>outlet in the garage. The outlet has three "openings", sorry, I don't
>know the right term. Two of the openings are slanted and the third is
>"L" shaped. I've seen this kind of outlet/plug on clothes dryers.
>
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>I want to power the lathe via this outlet and so I bought a plug to
>match from Home Depot. The instructions for the plug say "Caution: this
>device is not for grounding use. Connect to non-grounding circuits
>only, unless it is to be used for a range or clothes dryer." It also
>states that the white lead should be attach/screwed to the "L" shaped
>blade and the other two remaining wires, I'm left with black and green,
>should be attached to the other two slanted blades.
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>Is this going to work? I thought the two slanted blades were hot and
>the "L" neutral. So, attaching my green wire to one of the slanted
>blades doesn't sound right. Where's my ground? Do I need a different
>kind of plug/outlet?
>
>Any help would be appreciated!!!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Roy Fek
Bill
www.wbnoble.com
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