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Howdy all.
This afternoon I wired up a plug onto a lead smelting pot, following the instructions on the plug box: green to ground, white to neutral, black to hot. Looking from the wire to the back of the plug, green on the bottom, white on the left prong, black on the right right prong.
Looked at the plug on the lathe and it was the same: white on the left prong, black on the right prong.
Never one to leave well enough alone, I pulled apart the 50A outlet for the welder. Lo and behold, it is wired so that the black (hot) wire goes to the left prong, white on the right prong.
My question is this: with two hot wires coming to the outlet, does it matter which one is grounded? Does it matter how your plugs are wired?
I've always been under the impression it makes a difference.
This afternoon I wired up a plug onto a lead smelting pot, following the instructions on the plug box: green to ground, white to neutral, black to hot. Looking from the wire to the back of the plug, green on the bottom, white on the left prong, black on the right right prong.
Looked at the plug on the lathe and it was the same: white on the left prong, black on the right prong.
Never one to leave well enough alone, I pulled apart the 50A outlet for the welder. Lo and behold, it is wired so that the black (hot) wire goes to the left prong, white on the right prong.
My question is this: with two hot wires coming to the outlet, does it matter which one is grounded? Does it matter how your plugs are wired?
I've always been under the impression it makes a difference.