Help!!! Pulled the cord out of my electric starter

Mile_High_Egg · September 2015

Eggheads,

The other day I went to unplug my BGE Electric starter and broke it. Instead of pulling the plug directly out of the extension cord socket, I grabbed it by the black plastic handle and yanked the cord/wires out of it (it was great having a hydra of live wires dangling around, fyi). This action disconnected the wires from where they attach inside the handle. I can fix it, but I am no electrician and do not know where each wire needs to be re-attached. I am wondering if any of you can post a pic of your e-starter with the back panel removed so I can get an idea of how to rewire mine. If needed can share pics of what i did to help you guys. Thanks again for your help.

-Mile High Egger

Hi54putty · September 2015

Step 1: throw away your electric starter
Step 2: buy/make a better fire starter

I recommend a weed burner but there are lots of good options. In my opinion, life is too short to wait on an electric starter to get a fire going.

bo_mull · September 2015

On mine the green wire goes to the strap the black goes to the left and the white goes to the right.

Mile_High_Egg · September 2015

thank bo_mull, got it all fixed up

DMW · September 2015

Yep, you got it. AC wiring standards are Green = ground (or earth), white = neutral, black = hot. For a resistance load like a heating coil, it doesn't matter which side is connected to hot. So as long as it is grounded properly, you could swap white and black without a problem.

nolaegghead · September 2015

Damn @DMW you're a smart mo-fo! That's exactly what I would have said, unless it was mr grumpypants, then I'd recommend hooking the black up to the chassis. I kid! I kid!

Help!!! Pulled the cord out of my electric starter

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