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Well, it's more insidious than that C... I looked at that chart when I was triaging the unit. I can only offer in my defense that I must have seen what I expected to see.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xfacepalm.gif.pagespeed.ic.EBDwh1hCfo.png)
I have no doubt that I'm not the first poor sod that has happened to, either.
So now I'm going back to basics, and going to wire the thing correctly with a new cord. Then all that mess will be fixed proper; even if it is IEC colour-coded for you scone-eaters instead of North America, at least it will be colour-coded correctly.
![Wink ;)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xwink.gif.pagespeed.ic.cldandycH0.png)
First thing I did was cut the end off that defective cable, so it never gets used for anything except a source of raw wire.
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mnem
![Tweak :-/O](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiliey_cal.gif.pagespeed.ce.yYMcAvxBJk.gif)