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   From: nobody@haph.org   
      
   Mandrake the Perihelion    
   news:m65oj5F7mdsU1@mid.individual.net Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:46:27 GMT in   
   alt.engineering.electrical.jobs, wrote:   
      
   > I have a power strip that was damaged by water and causes the fuse to   
   > blow with certain configurations.  I pulled the cord out of it to   
   > salvage.  The strip includes USB connections for powering phones etc.   
   >   
   > I just want to clarify this:  The strip has three wires going to it.   
   > One is black, one is white, and one is green.  Isn't the green wire the   
   > power connection for outlets and the white power to the USB?  Or is it   
   > the other way around?  I know what the black wire is for.   
      
   Sorry about the extremely late response - I understand you likely no longer   
   need this information but others may benefit from my reply...   
      
   The color code indicates it's wired for North America. If so, the green wire   
   is your ground from the AC mains. The white wire is your neutral and the   
   black wire is power. If you already know what the black wire is for - how   
   would you expect it to actually work if you went and connected all three of   
   them to power as you assumed you should? You have three wires to work with -   
   which one was going to be used to complete the electrical circuit if you   
   went and supplied power to them all? Please don't mess around with AC (or DC)   
   if you don't understand how it works. Even a 120volt circuit can be harmful.   
      
      
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