Need electrical advice

[trilinearmipmap]

I am gutting an old mini-fridge to use as an incubator so I want to install a light bulb of low wattage for the heat source.

On a 3-pronged grounded cord, if the ground is facing up, which side will be neutral and which side will be hot, left or right?

Just want to check so I don't zap myself.

[StirCrazy]

is there a white and black wire? white is commen and black is hot. also if the plug has one spade bigger than the other the larger one is commen (white) and the smaller one is hot (black) at least that is the way my new house is wired :mrgreen:


Steve

[trilinearmipmap]

Thanks.

There is no white and black wire. The grounded appliance cord has 2 brown wires, one being hot and one being neutral. It also has a green ground wire which is attached to the metal appliance housing.

So I am trying to figure out from the alignment of the three-wired plug, which wire is hot and which is neutral.

[mpleleaf]

I believe there is a prong smaller than the other and that is normally the live !

[StirCrazy]

Thanks.

There is no white and black wire. The grounded appliance cord has 2 brown wires, one being hot and one being neutral. It also has a green ground wire which is attached to the metal appliance housing.

So I am trying to figure out from the alignment of the three-wired plug, which wire is hot and which is neutral.

ok you have one round one (the ground) and two flat ones. is one flat on taller than the other? if so that is the commen or as you call it the nutral wire.

Steve