Hi,
I'm trying to rewire an old plug. I've rewired a few in my time, but all have been with the post-2006 wire colours. I have this old welder, not really sure how old it is (I got it from a friend who got it from the dad of one of the guys he works with) but safe to say it is definitely pre-2006. There's only one problem: the colours don't match up. If I remember correctly, before 2004/6 they were red for live, green and yellow (or bare) for earth and black for neutral.
This welder, however, has a red/brown wire, a blue wire and a black wire. Can anyone help me with working out which is which so I wire it up in the new plug (the old one was smashed and none of the wires connected when I bought it) I don't blow fuses/trips?
It's worth noting that it had a 13a plug (not a 16 or 32 a as some other welders do) and the welder says "Made in Italy" - I don't know if that latter fact makes any difference, although I have looked at european wires on Google and have come up empty again. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm trying to rewire an old plug. I've rewired a few in my time, but all have been with the post-2006 wire colours. I have this old welder, not really sure how old it is (I got it from a friend who got it from the dad of one of the guys he works with) but safe to say it is definitely pre-2006. There's only one problem: the colours don't match up. If I remember correctly, before 2004/6 they were red for live, green and yellow (or bare) for earth and black for neutral.
This welder, however, has a red/brown wire, a blue wire and a black wire. Can anyone help me with working out which is which so I wire it up in the new plug (the old one was smashed and none of the wires connected when I bought it) I don't blow fuses/trips?
It's worth noting that it had a 13a plug (not a 16 or 32 a as some other welders do) and the welder says "Made in Italy" - I don't know if that latter fact makes any difference, although I have looked at european wires on Google and have come up empty again. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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