Yes, the wires definitely matter. The screws are likely marked with color dots or maybe text. The cord you get will have black, white, and green, wires in it. The green is safety ground, the white is neutral and the black is hot. Your only choice is to get sighted help. You can likely buy a three wire cord with the plug molded onto it. If you can't find one then buy a short extension cord and cut off its head. 6 or 10 footers aren't all that expensive.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] installing a power cord > Hello gang > I baught a very old air compresser. It works well but the cord is in very > sorry shape. Instead of replacing it, the previous owner taped it with > electrical tape from stem to stern. > My questions are these. > first can I just buy a 6 foot three strand grounded cord with a male plug > on > one end and bare wires on the other end or do I have to buy the cord and > the > end sepret and put them together? > second and more importantly, do I need sighted assistance to wire it to > the > machine or is there a way to tell which wire is the ground when I install > it? > I found the two screws for the -plus and minus and the ground clip so I > know where they are to be hooked up. > also > with this kind of cord do I need to make sure that the 2 wires that are > not > the ground are correct or does it not matter. > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
