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Replacing Line Cords, Plugs & Wall Sockets- Vid's Guide

By vid1900

9 years ago


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    Post #1 This is an outline of the posts describing replacing cords and includes an important warning about how dangerous electrical work can be. Great tips in the last sentence. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #2 This post gives one reason you see games with a missing ground prong, tells you the consequences of using it, and shows a photo of what that looks like. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #4 This post describes what each terminal in a new plug is for. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #5 This post describes the first step in installing a new plug on an old cord. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #6 This post is step two in replacing the plug on your old cord. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #8 This post allows users to evaluate their existing cord and make an informed decision about its suitability for use. The criteria for failure is clearly laid out. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #9 This post describes step three in replacing the plug on your old cord. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #10 This post is step four on replacing the plug on your old cord. Correct installation is described in both text and photographs. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #11 Step five, the final step in replacing the plug on your existing cord. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

    Post #12 This post begins Vid's discussion on replacing the entire cord on a machine. Why the entire cord might need to be replaced instead of just the plug, gives the style and size of cord to buy, suggests where to buy one, and covers Euro color codes. Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)

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    iohonnes

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    I picked a William's 1974 EM - and the 2 prong line cord was pretty crappy. So I went looking through this thread for tips.

    I found a couple of things in my machine which confuse and/or concern me.

    a) There appears to be a green ground wire near where the 2-wire line cord comes in but it's obviously not connected to the 2-wire cord. It's just capped off. (see photo)
    b) There was a green ground connected to the transformer - but someone clipped it clean off. (see photo)
    c) There was a green ground wire that came up in the bundle to the start button, but that was clipped off of something too (see photo).
    d) There is a green ground wire attached the plate the power switch is mounted on (no photo).

    So I have a couple of questions -
    1) Why would have someone clipped those connections?
    2) What was the ground wire in the bundle near the start button attached to? The leg (front left)?
    3) Where else should I look for clipped ground wires?

    Thanks for any help or tips -

    John

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