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Jeff C

RBM (remove this) wrote:
You misunderstood him. You do connect both insulated black wires to the
angled slots, and the Neutral/ground(bare wire) to the straight slot

"Jeff C" wrote in message
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On 13 Jul 2006 15:01:28 -0700, "Jeff C"
wrote:

I have #6-3 Alum Wiring that was wired DIRECTLY to an 30 year old
JennAir Downdraft Range, which I'm now replacing. The circuit is on two
ganged 50a breakers. I'm going to put in a 3 prong outlet into the
wall. The wire has 2 black wires, one with a red stripe, the other
black wire with no stripe, and what looks like a bare ground wire. The
directions on the outlet say to wire the "hot wires" to the two angled
connections and the neutral to the "straight" connection. When I
started this I noticed the "straight" connection has the word "neutral"
embedded on the back of the connector.

Am I correct to assume that the black wire without the stripe is
"neutral", the black wire with the red stripe is "hot" and the bare
wire is ground? If that's right, then which what do I do with the
"ground" wire?

Thanks
Jeff C

p.s. I know what assume means and someone's going to say I should leave
this up to a qualified electrician, but sometimes money is short and so
is time, so please bear with me.

In a 3 wire setup the 3d (bare) wire is the neutral. That is not a
legal way to do it these days but you are grandfathered in.
DO NOT connect either black wire to the angled plugs, both are hot.
Normally the neutral is an insulated white wire and you would have a
bare ground but prior to 1996 there was an exception that allowed you
to use a combined ground/neutral for ranges and dryers.

Thanks for the reply gfretw

The nice guy at the hardware store said almost the same thing, the bare
wire was neutral. One of the connectors on the back of the plug does
say "neutral". If I follow your lead and DO NOT connect either black
wire to the angles plugs, where do I connect them?

Jeff C

Thanks for the reply RBM2. I dont have the stove yet, it's ordered, but
I figured I better get the wiring correct and the wall patched back up
before it arrives. I'll connect both black wires to the angled slots
and the bare wire to the neutral slot.

Once that's done and I have my trusty meter, I'll check the voltages.
Anyone venture a guess what I should on each side(angled slot)?

Jeff C