[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[John Mitchell]

That's what I will change it to. Thanks.

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On Nov 28, 2021, 9:54 AM, at 9:54 AM, Mark Andy <marka at maracing.com> wrote:
>Howdy,
>
>Guessing that you have a NEMA 10-50 outlet?  I'm not sure code allows
>those
>any more but ??  You do wire them with the ground not connected.  I'd
>have
>said that modern code would require a 4 prong 14-50 for 220vac
>connections
>where the device also wants 110vac.
>
>My recollection, which may well be wrong, is that the only modern 3
>prong
>220vac outlets (6-50) are supposed to be wired with the two hots and
>the
>ground... Neutral not connected.  And that those connections are only
>used
>when you have a device that uses only 220vac, not 220vac along with
>110vac.
>
>I think it's a lot more common these days for any 220vac connection to
>use
>4 prong outlets.
>
>Mark
>
>On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 8:46 AM John Mitchell <jmitch at snet.net> wrote:
>
>> My electric stove has always been wired direct from the cable.  I was
>> told that code now requires an outlet and a pigtail on the range. 
>The
>> romex cable has the 2 hot leads, a neutral and a bare ground wire.  I
>> bought a surface mount 50 amp 3 prong outlet, but there is no place
>for
>> a ground wire to connect.  For now, I bent the ground back on itself
>and
>> used the clamp to at least ground to the metal part of the outlet. 
>Is
>> this ok or should I have just clipped it off?  Thanks for any
>> expertise.  John Mitchell
>>
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