I'm trying to reconnect a severed TV cord. The two wires inside the cord are not color coded. How do I know which is the neutral side when the ribs are on
![Is there a way to tell which wire is black/hot and which is white/neutral? Trying to put on a new plug for this cord bc I got it with the ground plug Is there a way to tell which wire is black/hot and which is white/neutral? Trying to put on a new plug for this cord bc I got it with the ground plug](https://preview.redd.it/is-there-a-way-to-tell-which-wire-is-black-hot-and-which-is-v0-k9kkna8l0mka1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d86656836d9eaa85b8a4a85988461862107401d8)
Is there a way to tell which wire is black/hot and which is white/neutral? Trying to put on a new plug for this cord bc I got it with the ground plug
The instructions on a new power cord say “connect ribbed cord to white wire” but both seem the same. Will it matter if I connect them wrong? - Basic Electric - Quora
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