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If wired properly the ridged wire is the neutral.
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How is the non-ridged smooth-sided parallel wire attached to a chandelier light fixture coded to determine which wire is hot and should be connected to the black?
The ribbed sheathing always denotes the neutral conductor and should be connected to the neutral incoming power conductor (usually white). The non-ribbed sheathing is the hot conductor and should be connected to the hot incoming power conductor (generally black). It will work if wired backward (reverse polarity), but if the appliance is polarized, you should wire it accordingly. For example, a light socket is generally polarized to make the ribbed socket part (which human hands will likely come in contact with) neutral. Wiring with reverse polarity would make this socket hot (not safe).
Is the white wire hot or neutral in the electrical circuit?
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically used as the neutral wire, not the hot wire.
Which is the Hot wire and which is the Neutral wire if the wires you see are a Brown a Blue and a Yellow Green wire?
In electrical wiring, the live or "hot" wire is typically brown or red, the neutral wire is typically blue or black, and the ground wire is yellow or green. So, in this case, the brown wire is likely the hot wire, the blue wire is the neutral wire, and the yellow green wire is the ground wire.
Is the ridged wire positive on an extension cord?
An extension cord that you plug into your house is neither positive OR negative. It uses alternating current so there's a live wire and a ground. Only direct currents (like those in cars) have positive and negative. On a two wire extension cord the ribbed side is the neutral. If you look close and it is a moulded plug on the end of the extension cord you will find that the side with the rib is also the same side as the wider blade on the plug. This corresponds to the wide blade hole in the receptacle which is also the neutral side of the receptacle.
Which wire is hot, white or black?
The black wire is typically hot, while the white wire is neutral.
How do you determine hot to neutral?
How do you determine what? If you are asking how do you measure the voltage between Hot and Neutral, I suggest a voltmeter. If you are asking how do you differentiate between Hot and Neutral in home wiring, the Hot is Black and Neutral is White.
What happens if neutral and hot touch each other?
If a "hot" wire contacts the "neutral" or ground wire, electrical current flows to the ground.
Is the white wire in this electrical circuit designated as the hot wire or the neutral wire?
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically designated as the neutral wire.
Is the black wire hot or neutral in the electrical circuit?
In an electrical circuit, the black wire is typically the hot wire.
A light switch has three wire colors red and white and green which is the hot wire and which is the neutral?
Red is hot Green is ground White is neutral
Is the white wire in an electrical circuit considered to be hot or neutral?
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically considered to be the neutral wire.
Is the white wire in an electrical circuit typically used as the neutral or hot wire?
In an electrical circuit, the white wire is typically used as the neutral wire.
