How To Wire Up A Wall Plug

Unscrew one screw from the main cable holder and remove the screw completely.

How to wire up a wall plug. Close the gate again and secure the screw back into place. Technically in the electrical code an outlet is any place in where you provide a junction box and electrical wires to which something can be connected. Most plugs use a small plastic gate secured by screws to hold the cable in place. Swing the gate open and place the wire in the holder.

The first this to do is attach the bare wire to the back of the electrical box wrap around one of the screws but leave enough of a tail to attach the the green or blackish screw at the bottom of the plug. Insert the cable so the sheath extends about one inch into the box and mount the box in the wall. I bought a new welder and the plug wasnt the same as what i have in the shop so i had to swap it out and my aswell film it for anyone that buys this welder o. Fish for the new cable with a hook made from a wire coat hanger.

Then strip about nine inches of sheathing off the end of the cable. All three of these wires need to be attached to the receptacle. We use the proper term electrical receptacle to describe the wall plug or wall outlet into which you will insert a two prong or three prong plug to connect an appliance lamp etc. A light fixture or an electrical receptacle for example.