Replacing A 3 Prong Plug - Is The Wiring Correct?

[gray42]

Can you guys confirm if this wiring is correct? I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm a bit nervous when dealing with electricity. The plug I'm replacing is on a freezer. I'm sure the ground is correct (green wire). The blue and brown wires should be correct, but what will happen if they're not?

[arch77778]

Correct.

Remember with these plugs and with the green(earth) at the top., the brown is always at the right.

[Crossy]

Yup it's correct.

With the earth at the top the Live is on the Left looking into the socket.

In reality getting L and N transposed is rarely a problem with modern appliances.

You should try and get the live core under the screw more like the neutral is, a nightmare in these fiddly plugs I know

[scotty1286]

BLue- bottom left, BRown- bottom right

[arthurwait]

Correct, but 99.9% of the time there is no earth and you can put a Thai 2 prong plug in a socket either way round. So it don't matter which way round you do it here.

[gray42]

Great, thanks everyone. It works. I tucked the live wire under as much as I could. The plug has plastic walls to keep the wires from crossing, so it should be OK if it comes loose. Thanks again.

[travelmann]

Another poor design in electrical stuff here. Those screws are awful much better the UK into a hole and terminal screw with the copper cable doubled over.

[nocturn]

Another poor design in electrical stuff here. Those screws are awful much better the UK into a hole and terminal screw with the copper cable doubled over.

yup, the UK is just plain better.

[travelmann]

Another poor design in electrical stuff here. Those screws are awful much better the UK into a hole and terminal screw with the copper cable doubled over.

yup, the UK is just plain better.

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