Changing plug on Jugs machine?

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Jun 12, 2015
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Just an update...I bought a plug with the cord already attached. I then cut the old plug out, leaving a couple inches of old black and white wire coming out of the white plastic clip/connector. I then used butt splice connectors to make the connection between the wires of the new plug and the old wires, and attached the new green ground wire to the screw where the old ground wire had been. So far, so good, it has made it through 3 practices. Thanks again everyone.
 
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Just an update...I bought a plug with the cord already attached. I then cut the old plug out, leaving a couple inches of old black and white wire coming out of the white plastic clip/connector. I then used butt splice connectors to make the connection between the wires of the new plug and the old wires, and attached the new green ground wire to the screw where the old ground wire had been. So far, so good, it has made it through 3 practices. Thanks again everyone.

Sounds like u successfully repaired it. Great job.
 
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Just an update...I bought a plug with the cord already attached. I then cut the old plug out, leaving a couple inches of old black and white wire coming out of the white plastic clip/connector. I then used butt splice connectors to make the connection between the wires of the new plug and the old wires, and attached the new green ground wire to the screw where the old ground wire had been. So far, so good, it has made it through 3 practices. Thanks again everyone.

Although this will work for awhile, it's actually against the National Electrical Code (NEC), meaning the law, and is also a fire hazard. Should something happen, whether fire, electrocution of a person etc. etc., you could be held liable in a lawsuit. I'm not trying to be an alarmist, however, as I said, I am a certified state licensed electrical contractor that knows what I'm talking about. You might want to re-think the repair and have it done properly...or you may not. I'm just throwing out there the possible consequences of inaction on an improper repair. That said, you may actually get through many years with it just fine. I've seen many repairs such as this go far longer than they should have. But then again, it could fail tomorrow.
 
Jun 12, 2015
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Thanks YOCOACH...what is the part that I did wrong? We tried a new plug but didn't have any luck. The black and white wires between the clip and plug were what was messed up. I guess they got pinched in there somehow and were all frayed (the frayed part is now gone). What would be the correct way to repair that? Thanks again.
 

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Jun 5, 2010
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Fire Marshall Bill says it will be OK:
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Oct 3, 2011
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Thanks YOCOACH...what is the part that I did wrong? We tried a new plug but didn't have any luck. The black and white wires between the clip and plug were what was messed up. I guess they got pinched in there somehow and were all frayed (the frayed part is now gone). What would be the correct way to repair that? Thanks again.

You are not allowed to have open joints. Using butt splices outside of a junction box and taping them up is still considered open joints or splices. You either need to remove them then remake the splices in a UL listed junction box or you need to remove those and replace it with a cord cap AKA replacement plug end. Follow the advice I posted or the youtube video that JAD posted (except use a screwdriver to tighten the screws instead of a screwgun or battery drill). Yes the cord will be short but that's what extension cords were made for. The only other thing you could do is de-solder the terminals on the mother board and re-solder the new cord ends onto it. Any of the 3 would be considered a proper repair. If you decide to go with option 3 and don't have the foggiest on how to do that, take it to a computer or electronics repair shop and the cost should be relatively minimal.

ETA: I'm not a fan of butt splices when being utilized in a high vibration environment such as on motors. They have a tendency to let the wires work themselves loose from the crimp. This can create arcing and possibly a fire, someone getting hit with live voltage if the wire comes out completely or possibly a short cictuit.
 
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Jun 12, 2015
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Thanks for the info, very informative. We actually did put a new plug on exactly like the video JAD posted (minus the screw gun), but it didn't work, the old plug wasn't the problem. We later found where the wires were broken/frayed, and it was so far up the cord that had we attached a new plug at that spot the new plug would not have had enough slack to make it out of the box. It would have been about half an inch from the white plastic connector that the white and black wires connect to.

Long story short, thanks for your help and I am going to call a pro.
 

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