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3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 13:17
by wackos00
Hello all,
this is really anoying me as I thought I would be able to find instructions either through google or on here but I cant. So I am wiring my power management system into my hook up (male) plug which is attached to my van, but on the plug there is only a symble to say where the + goes so I have not idea wich is ment for earth and which is ment for neutral. Please Help me, I have so very nearly finished my conversion and this is one of the last jobs!
Cheers,
Jack
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 14:10
by Titus A Duxass
Being brutally honest and with no dis-respect.
You sound like you should not be messing around with mains voltage, get someone professional to sort it for you.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 15:18
by wackos00
no offence taken but I have been 'messing around' with mains voltage a fair bit and no problems so far
, as I can read a wireing diagram. So the question still stands, which of the two remaining pins, the larger diamiter one and the smaller is for Earth and which is for neutral? If I were a gambling man I would say the large is for Earth and the smaller is for neutral but I would rather be told by someone who knows.
Cheers
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 16:16
by syncrosimon
Here you go.
on that plug looking from behind the large pin is the earth, and is at the bottom. The blue neatral is to the left and brown live to the right.
Once wired up just use a polarity and earth checker in one of the sockets to check all is well. You need one for campsites to check all is well with the hookup.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/76975/Han ... ket-Tester" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can just make out the symbols on the plastic, there are only two, the earth and the live.
Good luck.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 21:49
by bangadrum
Except you've shown a female connector, and he's working on a male connector.
So he'll have a live-neutral reverse, which is far from good.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 22:18
by syncrosimon
Surely you can work that out!
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 22:40
by bangadrum
I can, and you can. But I felt it was worth pointing out.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 22:48
by Mark Foss
Hi
as you can find the + terminal, the earth is the large pin and the one you have left is the neutral.
Mark
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 08:40
by wackos00
Yep thats what I have done, as I said, if I had to guess i would say the large was earth but I just wanted to double check, given that this is mains voltage and all. but thanks for all your help!
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 23:37
by minke
Heres a site with some useful info..
http://www.camperinterior.co.uk/html/vw ... agram.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 08:46
by Vanagonman
Here it is. On the plug you will see these symbols where the wires go.
L
N
E (or a tree-looking symbol)
L = Live (Brown Wire)
N = Neutral (Blue Wire)
E = Earth (Green/Yellow striped wire)
Just follow that and there you go. If that doesnt make sense to you, call an electrician.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 08:53
by Titus A Duxass
Vanagonman wrote:Here it is. On the plug you will see these symbols where the wires go.
L
N
E (or a tree-looking symbol)
L = Live (Brown Wire)
N = Neutral (Blue Wire)
E = Earth (Green/Yellow striped wire)
Just follow that and there you go. If that doesnt make sense to you, call an electrician.
If you read his first post you will find "on the plug there is only a symble to say where the + goes "
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 18:34
by syncrosimon
Where has wackso gone anyway?
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 18:55
by DiscoDave
wackos00 wrote: I have been 'messing around' with mains voltage a fair bit and no problems so far
If this is so, and again no offence intended, if you can't work it out, then the first response applies!
the only way to get a correct answer is if you show the plug you are connecting up.
Re: 3 pin hook up which wire goes where
Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 20:51
by bangadrum
Indeed and be very careful with colours. Black can be live or neutral, as can blue. All depends when it was wired and by whom.