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Originally posted by Shuie
The white should be the neutral, but there is no way to tell how thats been wired without a meter. You can tie it to ground and then check to see that the circuit reads 220v on the meter. If so, then its the neutral.

disclaimer: I am not an electrician. all I know is that if you tie the neutral to ground, you get a 220V socket that will smoke a 120V appliance. Good luck.
Uh you don't even have to tie it to a ground. On a 3 wire circuit you just have to disconnect it in the wrong place........I havent done it but I have and apprentice who had to do a lot of explaining to his parents.
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