On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:13:54 +0100, Paul Mc Cann
wrote:

In article ,
says...
I disconnected a couple of 3ph machines this week and moved them to new
premises where the appropriate switches have been wired and installed.

I had been intending to have a 'Professional' in to wire them up but am
now considering doing it myself/

The wiring was left on the machines when they were moved but I'm now
looking at a cable end which has one earth wire and 4 other wires, all
of which are white !

The outlet is easier understood as it only has an earth and two other
terminals (I just had a quick look)

So what do I do with the 4 white wires. (I know, I really should have
paid more attention when I dis-connected them ;-( )

If the outlet only has three connections, one of them being earth, then this
is a single phase circuit!

Sparks...



Whoops ! I did say I only had a quick look ! I'll go back tomorrow and
look again.


Had another look. What I see are earth wire to connector block on
right. Return (?) blue wire to connector block on left and 3 brown
wires wired into top of actual switch.

I haven't removed the machine connector box cover but I am assuming
that both the earth and return will be easily identified amongst the
wires in which the lead terminates . After that is there any way I
can identify the correct wiring of the remaining 3 wires or do I just
give up and call in a professional ?

(The machine is a panel saw with main and scoring blade)

Paul Mc Cann