[Lab] [ORE_bits] question about 120V wiring

Richard Guy Briggs rgb at tricolour.net
Sat May 28 14:34:00 EDT 2011


On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 02:03:14PM -0400, Norm Kummer wrote:
> The L or Load side..... N is for neutral. It should be the black wire if it
> was done correctly.

I agree, L should be switched, black.  N should be Neutral, white, same
potential as ground, which is green.

> Norm
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I have lots of those switched power supplies. They have L, N and ground. I
> > want to add an on-off switch. Should it be on the L or N side?
> >
> > Picture:
> >
> > http://mambohead.com/2011/05/switched-power-supplies-and-on-off-switches/
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Darcy

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