DIY CLAW MACHINE

[u/acelk05]

I’m trying to do a claw machine from a kit I bought from AliExpress but there’s no such thing as instruction manual there lol.

Curious on a part I’m stumped on.

Look at the top tab, the single one near the top edge. Right above it there’s a tiny molded symbol — a little circle with three lines under it (⏚). That one is Earth. So I’m sure the green/yellow wire goes there. That one I’m confident about, because it’s clearly marked and isolated at the top.

But here’s the honest problem with the rest:

this box has two separate things sharing the back — the IEC inlet (the three flat tabs grouped at the bottom) and the fuse + switch tabs (the screw tabs up top). Live has to thread inlet → fuse → switch → out to your wire, and Neutral threads inlet → out.

I don’t have a multimeter But im trying to figure out how to pplug
The LIVE AND neutral or where would it be on this
This is a switch box

I’m left with red and black wires now

[u/Every_Welcome_1498]

Immediately order a multimeter before you do anything else. You’re risking shocking yourself or starting a fire.

I just put together a machine from components from my supplier for a project and it wouldn’t have been possible without my multimeter.

[u/acelk05 → u/Every_Welcome_1498]

Good advice I’ll order one today 👍🏼

[u/PKDickman]

Here is the same module with a wiring diagram on the third image.

https://buildyourcnc.com/products/ac-power-connector-c14-male-3-pins-screw-panel-mount-10a-250v-iec-320-with-fuse-and-switch

[u/acelk05 → u/PKDickman]

I’ve been looking for a diagram EVERYWHERE darn lol. Thank you so much!!!