"Darwin" <darwinliao@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> This might be a dumb question but I wanted to verify before I re-
> wired.
>
> I noticed in the DK cabinet I received that the AC cord (which I am
> replacing because the grounding pin was removed) had the white
> (neutral) wire going to the in-line fuse on the power switch assembly.
>
> This cabinet had been convered to JAMMA and there was some rewiring to
> bypass the on/off toggle switch (which I will also replace).
>
> The cabinet did work when plugged into the outlet with this
> configuration but if I do replace the cord the proper way is to use
> the black or hot lead into the fuse assembly rather than neutral?
>
> I was under the impression that any in-line fuse should be connected
> to the hot or live wire (black lead) before going to a on/off
> switch.
>
>
> Hope that makes sense.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Darwin
Yes, it should be connected to the black lead. However, it'll work the
other way... and you may have something else going on, like for instance
if
the plug end of the cord is wired backwards, the white wire may be your
'hot' wire anyways. Under 'normal' operating conditions the white and
black
wires basically act the same, but if you put the fuse on the white line
and
something goes awry with your a/c in the house or the cabinet, you'll
cancel
out the effect of your ground plug in the line, making it kind of
dangerous.
Also if you put a fuse on the white line, when the fuse blows there will
still be live power in the cabinet, if you accidentally ground yourself
while touching an a/c line. That's assuming the plug is wired correctly,
if
it's backwards you're already wired up the right way. Also if your fuse
is
on the white line, the power switch will probably be wired that way too
when
you put it back in since it's usually wired off the fuse, and when you
turn
the power off on the cabinet, you'll actually still have live a/c all the
way through the cabinet if you play around with anything in there you
might
see some action, lol.
Ron
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