POW-Rduino testing tool

Step 7 Receptacle (outlet) - placement in box

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1 - Decorator Grounding Receptacle - Lowes 279490 part number

OUTLET box  from STEP 5: 

1 --  5" - WHITE - Primary Wire, 18 Gauge, 600V - (stripped on each end 1/2" & tinned)

Common screw driver 

Pair of pliers


KNOW YOUR RECEPTACLE (outlet):
Understand your receptacle (outlet).  Looking at your outlet face up the ground hole needs to be at the bottom as you are looking at it.  On the right side will be the longer slots of each outlet (COMM - side - white wires go on this side).  On the left will be the shorter slots of each outlet (HOT - side - black wires go on this side)


REMOVE EARS OF THE RECEPTACLE (outlet):
Using pliers remove the ears from the outlet.  Ears are located on the metal parts conected to each end of the outlet.  This is where the mounting screws are located.  You will only need the center part of these brackets for this project.  There is a cut line on each ear.  Grab the ear with the pliers at the cut line.  Move the ear up and down with a tight grip by the pliers.  The ear will break off. 


REMOVE "HOT" SIDE BRIDGE CONECTOR:
Looking at the HOT side of the OUTLET you will see two screws attached to copper color plates.  The plates below each screw are connected by a bridge connector. Using pliers - be careful to grab the center of the bridge and move up and down until it breaks off.  The bridge is hard to grab so use care here.  Once you have it move it up and down until it snaps.  This step allows you to control each outlet independently.


CONNECT - 5" WHITE - PRIMARY WIRE:
(1/2" stripped on each end) 
With pliers make a hook with one of the strpped ends.  Looking at the COMM side of the OUTLET use the screw on the left (outlet-1 screw) un-screw just enough to work the hooked wire around the back side of the screw.  Make sure the open hook part of the wire ends on the right side of the screw.

CONNECT POWER CORD TO OUTLET:
WHITE power cord wire -
Make a hook shape at the stripped end. Looking at the COMM side of the OUTLET use the screw on the right (outlet 2 screw) un-screw just enough to work the hooked wire around the back side of the screw.  Make sure the open hook part of the wire ends on the right side of the screw.

GREEN power cord wire -
Make a hook shape at the stripped end. Looking at the COMM side of the OUTLET use the screw on the far right (outlet  ground screw) un-screw just enough to work the hooked wire around the back side of the screw.  Make sure the open hook part of the wire ends on the right side of the screw.

MOUNT OUTLET IN BOX:
Insert connected OUTLET into OUTLET BOX with the COMM slots on the the left side of box.  Use the second set of screw holes that line up with the bracket mounting holes on the OUTLET.  Use the mounting screws that came with the OUTLET and insert into the mounting holes of the box.  Screw the mounting screws in only a short way.  You will need some room in the future to add other items for the project and to be able to connect wires on the PCB. Bend the OUTLET-1 wire down to the bottom of the OUTLET and route around bottom part and out to open space in middle of the box.