New (old) HPS light

[Sigma]

My friend just got a 150 watt HPS light w/bulb from somewhere. It hooks into
a regular household outlet but there is no plug adaptor to do that so he is
going to have to put one on. There is a white, black, and a green wire.
Which ones go where? Also, is it a terrible thing if the (transformer? it
has one large coil of wire next to a smaller coil of wire) is a bit rusty?

Thanks
Sigma

[Slaughterhouse]

Black is your hot wire, white is your neutral and green is your ground (the
bottom prong on a plug). Question is: Is the live wire (black) the larger
(fatter prong or is it the other way around (white wire on the fatter
prong). At least that is what the wire colours mean in Canada (and 99% sure
in the US as well, Europe could be different as they use a different voltage
than North America, whether that has any bearing on wiring colours is beyond
me).

As far as rust is concerned, are you sure it is not that weird brown wax
that is used on electrics or is it honest to god rust?

[Sigma]

I think it is really rust on the components. However, for common AC outlets
in a house (120 volts) i didn't think it mattered which prong went in the
big or small hole because it is AC. I may try just plugging it in (heh).
Also, is the ground entirely necessary? I see some devices without ground
wires, is it just for surges or something?

Sigma

"Slaughterhouse" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Black is your hot wire, white is your neutral and green is your ground
(the
> bottom prong on a plug). Question is: Is the live wire (black) the larger
> (fatter prong or is it the other way around (white wire on the fatter
> prong). At least that is what the wire colours mean in Canada (and 99%
sure
> in the US as well, Europe could be different as they use a different
voltage
> than North America, whether that has any bearing on wiring colours is
beyond
> me).
>
> As far as rust is concerned, are you sure it is not that weird brown wax
> that is used on electrics or is it honest to god rust?
>
>

[Bandario Sanchez]

My Diety.
No wonder you Americans only have 120 Volts coming out of your wall sockets.
Tim the TOOL man has been broadcast a few too many times me thinks.



"Sigma" <mys_riv@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I think it is really rust on the components. However, for common AC
outlets
> in a house (120 volts) i didn't think it mattered which prong went in the
> big or small hole because it is AC. I may try just plugging it in (heh).
> Also, is the ground entirely necessary? I see some devices without ground
> wires, is it just for surges or something?
>
> Sigma
>
> "Slaughterhouse" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ihF_a.750494$Vi5.17105966@news1.calgary.shaw. ca...
> > Black is your hot wire, white is your neutral and green is your ground
> (the
> > bottom prong on a plug). Question is: Is the live wire (black) the
larger
> > (fatter prong or is it the other way around (white wire on the fatter
> > prong). At least that is what the wire colours mean in Canada (and 99%
> sure
> > in the US as well, Europe could be different as they use a different
> voltage
> > than North America, whether that has any bearing on wiring colours is
> beyond
> > me).
> >
> > As far as rust is concerned, are you sure it is not that weird brown wax
> > that is used on electrics or is it honest to god rust?
> >
> >
>
>