Re: fitting a new 3 pin plug (shouldn't be too hard...)

[Tim]

Shouldn't be hard at all but when I cut the old one off and strip the

> oputer pvc I find three wires coloured BLUE,YELLOW and GREEN (with a > black stripe). Hmm. This is on a cheapy ebay laptop power supply I think > from HK. Could guess that yellow is live but I wouldn't mind knowing for > sure. Can't find the info by googling for the moment either. > > Tim W

We had one of those. Skinny little wires and an unfused plug? Chuck the whole PS. Are you ever going to be able to trust it?

Tim

[Tim W]

Lazy man that I am thought I would find the answer by sitting down and googling, decided it was Brazilian electrical std and Yellow was indeed therefore live. rewired plug, connected up, nothing. Changed fuse in plug, nothing. Went out to shed with torch and found multimeter in the bottom of a damp old tool bag, it didn't work. Changed battery in multi-meter, still doesn't work. Decided to have a drink and watch telly.

Tim W

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A damp old tool bag ain't the place to keep any multi-meter.

[Bill Wright]

He knows that now. Why rub it in?

Bill

[Andy Wade]

Are you sure, it sounds much hairier than that to me...?