30amp plug wired backwards? March 12, 2012, 11:50:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 129100My shore power plug broke (the plastic housing), so I picked up a new one. When I opened the old plug I found the black and white wires reversed if I go by the markings on both the old and the new housings. Is this the way they are wired from the factory? I assume I wire it back just as I found it since everything seemed to be working fine. What gives?
Re: 30amp plug wired backwards? Reply #1 – March 13, 2012, 01:11:28 am Yahoo Message Number: 129105Wire it as you found it and then use a conductivity tester to verify that is is wired correctly or, better yet, check it before you wire the new plug.Larry
Re: 30amp plug wired backwards? Reply #2 – March 13, 2012, 02:10:04 am Yahoo Message Number: 129108QuoteMy shore power plug broke (the plastic housing), so I picked up a new one. When I opened the old plug I found the black and white wires reversed if I go by the markings on both the old and the new housings. Is this the way they are wired from the factory? I assume I wire it back just as I found it since everything seemed to be working fine. What gives? Just to make sure, convention is that white is 'neutral', green is 'ground', and the other color - black, red, or blue typically - is 'hot'.Steve
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