Re: power supply connection issues

I live in an old house. And the last time I changed a burnt outlet,
it was not grounded(only had 2 wires...black and white)
So if I want to use this supply I need to drive me a grounding rod
and run the "G" terminal off of that and hook up the other two Wht
to Wht.........Blk to Blk. Right?
Is the grounded green wire to grounding rod really necessary?
Will not using this "G" terminal hinder the performance of the PS or
cause it to malfunction?(ie. just using L and N to power the supply)
I realize that I probably sound like an idiot , but I payed good
money for this used Power supply, and I do not want to burn it up
before I even get to use it throwing some chips!

Regards,
Jim

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Larry Shull <larryshu@p...> wrote:
> That is an easy one! Even I am smart enough to answer that one.
(I'm really
> feeling stupid right now because I know nothing at all about CNC,
but am
> starting to get the idea, thanks to this group.)
> I work for the power Co.
> The N is for your neutral connection, it will be the white wire.
> The L is for line voltage, it will be your black wire.
> The G is as you guessed, the case ground wire.
> The neutral and the ground wires are not interchangeable. The
green case
> ground should go to a good hard ground, such as a driven ground
rod. The
> neutral should be connected to your neutral connection in your
breaker box,
> which is a return line to the transformer. Without it you may get
some
> strange voltages.
> Hope that helps you out.
> Larry Shull
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jagco1998" <jagco1998@y...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 5:13 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] power supply connection issues
>
>
> > I bought a used power supply that has no cord attached.
> > I went to the manufacturers website and the only info they had
on it
> > was the same markings that are on the board of the power supply.
> > I was hoping that one (or more) of you intelligent people could
help
> > me with this.
> > The marking for the input AC are N,L,G. All of which are
together
> > in one terminal block.
> > I assume that the "G" is ground,(could be wrong), but what are
the
> > other two?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jim
> >
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