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Subject:Re: replacing elec. hookup
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Wed, 18 Sep 1996 08:28:53 -0700

At 05:17 AM 9/18/96 -0500, Seastoner wrote:
>Hi, I just received the electrical and water supply hookup 
>replacements I orderded and installed them on my 85 Westy. The 
>electrical hookup has three screws on the back, on the original the 
>black wire went to the brown screw the white wire to the silver screw 
>and the green screw. The new one worked out so the black wire went on 
>the silver screw and the white wire went on the brown screw and the 
>green (ground) screw. Is this OK?

Not OK. Not to code. You're swapping the hot and neutral wires. Could be
dangerous. Rewire properly before applying power!