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Changing a Euro plug cord to US (not in Vid’s guide)

By drsfmd

4 years ago


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#2 4 years ago
Quoted from drsfmd:

Working on a Playmatic game with a Euro plug. The game has already had the transformer connected to the 110 lugs, so the voltage itself isn’t an issue. Instead of using an adapter, I want to swap out the cable for a US one. My problem is that the Euro plug has two prongs, but there are three wires attached to the transformer. I’m not sure what to connect to what... anybody done this before?

Just google International Wiring colours and see what you have.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_wiring

Euro (and NZ and Au) is:

Phase (Hot) - brown. (USA = black)

Neutral- blue (USA = white)

Earth - green

Remember - Green is always earth. That is likely what you are missing.

That should run to all the earth braiding around the machine.

rd

#4 4 years ago
Quoted from drsfmd:

But there are only two prongs on the plug, so how is it grounded?

It’s currently not.

Which is stupid.

Half the pins I’ve bought from the states have had the ground pin cut off. Shocking.

rd

#7 4 years ago

Don’t worry about the current cord ... note the colours, and where they go, and bin it!

Buy a 10ft US 3 pin extension cord, cut the extension plug off the end of it, and wire that in there.

I do that to every pin I import. Extension cord = A new cord and a new molded plug. Winner.

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#11 4 years ago

Yep, your picture shows the standard euro colours, as per my post above.

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