On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:00:22 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

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And the part about "connecting the cord backwards" isn't totally a
joke - you'll notice the lay of the conductors as Black-White-Green
(or Blue-Brown-Green/Yellow for the Euro coding system) will drop
right into the cord cap holes at both ends one way, and will need to
be twisted at both ends to hit the right pins the other way.

If you find yourself flopping the wires inside the cord cap, stop
and try the other end of the cable. Because if the insulation fails
from age right there where they cross, you get fireworks.

-- Bruce --

Who'd a thunk it? Thanks, Bruce. I'll remember that one.

Pete Keillor