Any body know any thing about electrics

[sarah23]

I have bought a hook up outlet socket like the link below
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mains-rou...ervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item415bb1c27c

I have mislaid the instructions (no not lost ). Does anybody know which way the wires should be fitted. If you look inside you have to connections at the top, which i think i can see a L on the left hand one and there is a single connection at the bottom (hope this makes sense)

 

[Mike007]

There are letters denoting what the connections are ,stamped in the plastic next to where the wire goes in.

 

[sarah23]

I couldn't see any. Only an L on the left hand connection and that is it, which is why i asked.

 

[Mike007]

If yours is a female socket, then looking at it fromthe back ,the left hand (L) is the live ,the other small connector is the neutral (N) and the larger connector is the earth.

 

[sarah23]

Mine is exactly the same as the link, think it's a male (it's not the holes but the pins i have) with 2 at the top and one at the bottom like . . hope you get the gist, i'm rubbish at explaining things Under the 2 dots should be another but i couldn't line it up

 

[Mike007]

Where exactly were you planning to wire in this connector?

 

[sarah23]

To the out side of my lorry, which in turn is connected to a socket inside. I need it so i can hook up a cable from the generator to the outlet socket.

 

[Mike007]

You worried me by saying yours was the same as the ebay advert. Yours is an INLET socket not an Outlet socket.If you look at the pins , Big pin to the TOP .The big pin is your earth. The smaller pin to the left is your live (L). The smaller pin to the right is the neutral.

 

[sarah23]

It is definitely the male one i have, as i have just looked. Do you think i need the female one then ?

 

[Mike007]

As I understand it ,you are going to plug a LIVE female connector onto this inlet plug to feed power into the horsebox . This would be correct.

 

[perfect11s]

Caution !!! you also need a earth leakage trip ,consumer unit and the thing must be earthed to the lorry chassis ...It is a job for a pro.. as if its not wired corectly and fused there is a chance of fire or electric shock , Please seek a sparky's advice...

 

[Mike007]

Caution !!! you also need a earth leakage trip ,consumer unit and the thing must be earthed to the lorry chassis ...It is a job for a pro.. as if its not wired corectly and fused there is a chance of fire or electric shock , Please seek a sparky's advice...

Definately.