There's a discussion of the '163'-type power cords here, http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/powerConn/index.html
hot and neutral were swapped depending on which "standard" was followed but ground remained the same. Chris On June 26, 2016 7:59:10 AM CDT, "Dale H. Cook" <radiot...@juno.com> wrote: >At 11:15 PM 6/25/2016, Mark J. Blair wrote: > >>I seem to recall encountering two different pinouts of that connector >in equipment that has passed through my hands. > >IIRC the ground lead may not be consistent. I have the non-HP-pinout >163 cords set aside, but I don't know how soon I will have a chance to >check them as medical problems are slowing me down. > >Dale H. Cook, GR / HP Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA >http://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/index.html -- Chris Elmquist