I got my ranco 111000 today. To my disappointment I'll have to play with some wires and get this puppy going. I had a few questions about this process and I found this on youtube: How accurate is this video? I assume that the black is negative, the white is positive and I dunno what the green is. Any words of wisdom before I take this over to Lowes and beg for help?
Whoa. Black is Positive, White negative and green is ground. At least on most things... Better make sure
Hmmm.... for household wiring (110 V) black is hot, white is neutral, green is ground. If you are not sure, by all means let someone else handle the wiring. The thoughts of a mistake... dreadful.
FOR AC, Black is hot. It alternates betrween + / -, 60 cycles per sec in the us. White is neutral. Pos /Neg only makes sense in DC applications
Hmmm. Yeah you need to be VERY careful since you don't know the basics of AC wiring. First there is no positive and negative in AC. Black is hot. White is neutral. Green is ground.
I wised up and paid the extra $$ to get my Ranco pre-wired. I am 100% clueless on the basics of wiring. In the words of Harry Callahan: "A man's got to know his limitations..."
DC - Black is negative. Red is positive. Ground, is usually negative (unless, for instance, you have an old British motorcycle where ground is positive) AC - Black is hot. White neutral. Green is ground
That's the video I used and found it to be spot on (I wired two Ranco's). Get a good extension cord and from HD or Lowe's get a cable clamp (less than a dollar). Put this clamp in the threaded hole at the bottom of the unit and route the two ends of your cut extension cord through it. When you complete your wiring you tighten the clamp and there will be no pressure on your internal connections when someone tugs on the cord. This sounds tricky but is intuitive when you see it. The threaded fitting is standard and the locking ring snugs it up, made to fit just about all electric wiring boxes. By doing this now you won't have to go back and re-do anything. You will need a short jumper. If you don't have any scrap wire, just snip a piece from your extension cord (it'll be 4" shorter). Cannibalize a wire nut from something you don't use and you're done. Comments from applecrew are correct, but unless you are color blind just follow the video. The video also has a decent guide on programming. If stuck on anything send me a private message. Ranco's Rule . . .
Usually, but my last one was white, white, and white. If it's all one color and the wire is flat it will correspond to the shape of the receptacle: middle strand is ground (green), narrow blade side is hot (black) and wide blade side is neutral (white). Or put a volt/ohm meter on it and check for continuity. The cable clamp referenced above is sometimes called a "locking ring/clamp for a junction box". Any electrical supply store will have it. Go ahead and get two . . . use the extra for your next controller or use it as a stocking-stuffer.
Everything is set. It took me two hours with my crappy tools and lots of cussing because the wires had bad memory and wanted to jump everywhere. The guy on the video did it in under twenty minutes. Pfft! I made a night of it. All I need is a lock nut and to replace the cover. If you never hear from me again it's because my house caught on fire and I died doing something I love. Thanks to all for the help.
Unlike with homebrewing, with electricity, it's RDWHAHB AFTER you're done! Drinking and electricity mix as well as drinking and motorcycling.... Best wishes for a sucessful launch!
