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    Question wiring a vintage Citronic Hawaii MK1 power lead plug.

    Hello everyone,

    I am new here and have a question.

    I have recieved a vintage Citronic Hawaii MK1 DJ console that is I believe from the early 1980's.
    It has been stored in a clean dry place.
    It is missing its power lead.

    I have managed to find out from Bulgin that it needed a Bulgin SA 2111 22mm power plug.
    I have found one of those but I need to know how it would be wired.

    Does it need special cable? Would heavy duty domestic cable be okay?
    If it is 3 core cable what colours go to each terminal?

    I would be grateful for any help with what might seem to be a simple thing but I do not want to get things wrong and blow something as it would be so hard to get it repaired.
    At this time I do not even know if it will power up let alone work.

    Thanks all,
    Dave.

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    Hello David. Welcome along to the forum. If I could ask you to pop across to the Newbies section, and introduce yourself, that would be helpful, as we're a nosey bunch, and like to know a bit about who we're typing to. Thanks.


    Re your power question, I don't know, but I bet I know a man who does. I'll give him a nudge, and point him in this direction.
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    Hello there, this should help you with it, let me know how you get on.
    Many thanks
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    Thank you for that, Matthew. I'm guessing those should hopefully be marked inside, as well. With standard colouring, Green/Yellow = Earth, Blue= Neutral, and Brown = Live.

    Standard three core mains cable will suffice, make sure the cord grip screws have purchase on the outer sleeve, or that's a fail. Without going into current capacities, just get a size which will fit the cord grip screws round the sheath securely.

    Any questions, just ask, we'll get there.
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    Yes Peter, they are normally marked inside but if it's an old one, the markings may've warn off

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattysounds View Post
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    Hello there, this should help you with it, let me know how you get on.
    Many thanks
    Matthew
    Are you sure about the L & N positions? you are looking at a socket not a plug, to my way of thinking it would be the other way around. on a standard UK socket viewed from the front the Live is on the right. Then again I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pe7e View Post
    Are you sure about the L & N positions? you are looking at a socket not a plug, to my way of thinking it would be the other way around. on a standard UK socket viewed from the front the Live is on the right. Then again I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
    Having compared it to the IEC wiring diagram, I fear you may be right. Matty, please get Dave to pronounce on the matter, if you could.

    I'd suggest David waits before wiring it up. We'll get there, that's the beauty of the forum, somebody always knows.
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    Well here's a pic of the panel mounted plug (SA1861) that it should be attached to. As you can see, the original description and picture is correct.
    Hope that helps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattysounds View Post
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    I beg to differ, it's not a plug, it's another socket. Conventionally plugs are gendered male and sockets are gendered female. Legally you can't have a plug on both ends of a cable the protruding (potentially) live conductors would be dangerous, presumably the cable in question has a UK 13A style plug fitted to connect it to the power source. I totally accept you 'plug it in' to the equipment, but what you are actually doing is plugging a socket into a plug not the other way round.
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