Fake Chinese power cord?

Years ago I bought a thick round orange extension cord. It's still in good shape, I was using it and when I was done I pulled the plug out of the generator and the metal ground prong stayed in the receptacle. I pulled it out and when I looked in the cord end there was no ground wire attached. It was a dummy round hole that held the ground prong that did nothing. Now I wonder how many wires are inside. It powers up my saws okay. I've used it for years.

 

You need a ground.

 

Cut the end off and get a replacement , green /ground black is power
White is neutral , hot black is the smaller prong and the larger one is neutral.(plug end =Male )
If you also change the receptacle (female) end , make sure it has a 3/8 " min contact with the plug.

New receptacles have the mommy tamper proof crap and if using heavy loads it burns the pair .
Sloth

 

I had one of those. Nice feeling cord that said it was 14 gauge. The female end had gotten loose so I decided to replace it only to find 18 gauge blue and brown wires, no ground. No more flea market cords for me.

 

just went thru the process of trying to buy a 50amp RV extension cord - needed the wire gauge to be legit - found a bunch of the online ads playing nothing but games - plenty of the Chinese made were cheating on the wire gauge or didn't have the spec at all ....

 

Needed a 50a RV cord last summer. Went to the local electric supply store and got the exact length of cable I needed and proper connectors and made it myself. Cost was more than the cheap knock offs or the ones lying about gauge, but about on par with prices for what I actually ended up with.
Actually did the same thing many years ago when I needed a 4 foot 220v 15a extension for my ham radio amplifier. It was either that or get a 12 footer and try to store the extra 8 feet behind the desk somewhere.

-JW

 

Wire size is imprinted on the jacket, Learn to read it before you buy.
If it is not clearly imprinted don't buy.

 

That's what I did as well ,, only I made up a 30 ft extension for the little Lincoln buzzbox ,,,

 

It was printed on mine, but the wire inside was clearly 18 gauge even though it said 14 on the outside. The lesson here is that the Chinese make whatever they want, label it however they want, and we buy it.

 

actually just needed the SO cord in 6 gauge >>> cheaper to buy a used RV cord and cut off the plugs - found a 25ft for $50 - over a $100 for the cord retail ....

 

That’s a solid approach!

 

I'm replacing the old cords on my big angle grinders, porta-band, and Sawzalls.

This thread made me check conductivity from plug to leads on all five cords.

 

Chinese made crap replaced the master cylinder in my truck bought one made in China went through the whole bleeding process.. Das light for ABS and brake came on got out my code read showed nothing. Re bleed the brakes still lights on. took my old master cylinder cleaned it.. bench bleed still good put it back in --no lights ---Conclusion CHINESE MADE JUNK so sick of it. Only reason I replaced it Did a complete brake job and flush all the fluid out

 

Today I have to change the alternator on my car. It has a lifetime warranty and will be the 4th one. It is "made in Mexico" junk. I told O'reilly's that they will lose some serious coinage on this but they say it is lifetime so I will just change one every year or so.
Apparently there is enough profit built in, along with the expectation of people getting rid of the car before it breaks to make it worth the gamble, but not on me. I'll drive the car until the wheels fall off, then put that alternator on some other project.

 

I'm beginning to think no matter where it is made the corporate goal is profits and quality be damned. I ve had Mexican built car parts that were junk as well.

 

I was told an alternator plant had moved to Mexico but had so many returns that they closed it. I like those OEM fuel pumps from Ford for hundreds of dollars. Made in China most likely. Amazon has them for under fifty bucks.

 

An update, I bought a good cord and have the new ends to put on and I found a really nice new cord I bought years ago in a box. It's even made in America. Southwire, 100 feet long. I have considered cutting it in half and making two cords.