yellow wire? earth or neutral??

[Jen73]

Sorry if this is a duplicate posting.
I have been given an old Singer sewing machine that does not work. Before handing it over to pay for it being serviced I wanted to check it wasn't just a blown fuse. Long story short, I couldn't change the fuse so decided to give it a whole new plug. But there are only two wires - one red, one yellow. ONLY yellow, no green to be seen. I am presuming the red is Live, but what about the yellow - Earth or Neutral? Any help much appreciated......
Jen

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Long story short, I couldn't change the fuse

Why not?

I am presuming the red is Live,

Wiring things up by guesswork is an unsafe practice.

Where were the wires connected to in the old plug?

but what about the yellow - Earth or Neutral?

It won't be earth.

That you could think an appliance might be connected between live and earth shows a worrying lack of the most basic understanding of electrics - you really should learn more before fiddling with things...

Any help much appreciated......
Jen

Try the Appliances forum.

And http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=si...ryGB&sa=X&ei=yDv5TJ9wg4M6j93c1Ao&ved=0CAsQpwU

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Can you upload a picture of the old plug top?
Does the sewing machine have a lamp and a foot control attached to it? and if so what core colours are them cables?

 

[tonyelectric]

Its a long time since I serviced an old Singer but i'm 99.9% its neutral - red being live, these were not earthed and have no earth wire, having two core flat flex with a non PC colour code.