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Title: Stock power cord hot/neutral wired reversed
Post by: b0lt0ns on July 10, 2022, 05:57:08 PM

The hot and neutral loads do not match up on the amp receptacle side. I figured this out accidentally because I hadn't installed the fuse so I wasn't getting voltage between the L and N terminals so I decided to test between the the other terminals for shits and it was getting voltage between the E and N tabs so unless the neutral for some odd reason is designed to run through the fuse side I have a bad cord. I just wanted to confirm this before I ruin anything by sending power to the wrong stuff.

Title: Re: Stock power cord hot/neutral wired reversed
Post by: Mucker on July 10, 2022, 06:51:44 PM

Pictured is the assignment of a typical IEC cable

Title: Re: Stock power cord hot/neutral wired reversed
Post by: b0lt0ns on July 10, 2022, 06:57:08 PM

yea i measured a PC power supply cord which is the same and it was correct to your picture. mine is definitely not correct based on that.

Title: Re: Stock power cord hot/neutral wired reversed
Post by: Mucker on July 10, 2022, 07:04:15 PM

wow ... nice find! I've had a couple mis-wired cables myself (never a power cord though), but over a 40 year period  :-*