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What colors are Hot or Live wires and what colors are Ground or Earth wires?
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∙ 13y ago
- the Hot or Live wire is a color other than white, green or gray. The most frequently used color for a hot wire is Black, followed by Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Brown. Some colors are conventionally used for specific types of hot wires. For example three-phase connections.
- the Neutral wire is colored White or Commercial Gray
- the Ground or Earth wire is colored Green or is bare wire. Sometimes the Ground is Green with a yellow stripe--this is most often used for isolated grounds.
- the Live or Hot wire wire is coloured Brown
- the Neutral wire is coloured Blue
- the Earth or Ground wire is coloured Green and Yellow
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoresidential-usually black. sometimes red or blue. White is your neutral and green or bare copper is ground. And when you see a black wire spliced to a white wire, this indicates a switch leg usually.
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Which is the Hot wire and which is the Ground wire if the wires you see are a Brown and a Blue wire?
Brown = live (hot) - (equivalent to Red wire) Blue = neutral - (equivalent to the Black wire) Yellow and green = earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- However never rely on the wire colors - you should test the wires with a meter to be sure that the person before you has not made a mistake further back in the wiring.
What are the three wires of track lighting?
Another homework question? The wires could be Hot or Live, Neutral and Ground.
What colors are electrical wires with number reference?
eletrical wire has 3 specif colour coding. As live wire ,neutral wire,earth wire. 1.live - red 2.neutral-black 3.earth - green. These are the specific color coding of eletrical wire.
What color is the line wire in an electrical system?
The only designated colors in electrical wiring in North America are White as a neutral and Green as a ground wire. All other colors can be used as live wires. There are specific colors designated by the electrical code for phase wiring.Answer for European SystemsThe relevant regulations define all conductors, other than the protective (earth/ground) conductor, as 'live' conductors. In Europe, the line conductor has a nominal potential of 230 V with respect to the neutral conductor.In Europe, the the three line conductors of a three-phase system are identified with brown, black, and grey insulation, respectively. For single-phase systems, brown is normally used. Neutral conductors are identified using blue insulation, and protective (earth/ground) conductors are identified using green/yellow stripedinsulation.
What is the color of the earth wire live wire and neutral wire?
In the US older 2-conductor house wire has a white-insulated and a black-insulated wire. The white wire is the neutral and the black is the hot wire. Newer house wire has a third bare copper wire to serve as the ground wire. Insulated ground wire has a green jacketing on it. Red wires are for switch legs. You want to be sure that whomever did the wiring didn't flip the colors around. You can do this by checking the fuse or breaker box - the white or neutral wires should all run to the multi-neutral ground bus bar and the black or hot wires should each go to their respective circuit breakers or fuse sockets. On your switches and recepticals, the gold screw is for the black, or hot wire, and the silver screw is for the neutral. The green screw would be for the ground wire. Mostly, use a qualified electrician to do any work unless you are quite handy, have all necessary tools and fully aware of all safety precautions and code requirements that may exist where you live.
What is the earth wire for in a plug?
In the USA we call it the ground. If there is a cross in the wires from hot to common the ground or earth wire will give the electricity an easier path to the ground instead of going through a live person. The earth is attached in the main box to a copper rod hammered into the ground. This makes it easier for electricity to get to the ground.
What happens if earth and live wires touch each other?
Electricity seeks the fastest path to the ground. If a live wire happens to touch the ground most often the line will "ground out" and cause the electricity to flow into the ground. This can cause breaks and circuits to break and cause other electrical malfunctions.
Which is the Hot wire and which is the Ground wire if the wires you see are a Brown and a Blue wire?
Brown = live (hot) - (equivalent to Red wire) Blue = neutral - (equivalent to the Black wire) Yellow and green = earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- However never rely on the wire colors - you should test the wires with a meter to be sure that the person before you has not made a mistake further back in the wiring.
What are the three wires of track lighting?
Another homework question? The wires could be Hot or Live, Neutral and Ground.
Where does an Earth worm live?
in the ground
What color are the power and ground wires for the stereo in your 91 E150?
hi the ground wires are white the live depends on if its been wired by another but usually black or brown
What colors are electrical wires with number reference?
eletrical wire has 3 specif colour coding. As live wire ,neutral wire,earth wire. 1.live - red 2.neutral-black 3.earth - green. These are the specific color coding of eletrical wire.
Why three wires on battery charger?
If you mean the wires in the battery charger's household AC power cord the three wires are "Hot" or "Live", "Neutral", "Ground".
What is the solid part of the Earth called where you live called?
ground
What color is the line wire in an electrical system?
The only designated colors in electrical wiring in North America are White as a neutral and Green as a ground wire. All other colors can be used as live wires. There are specific colors designated by the electrical code for phase wiring.Answer for European SystemsThe relevant regulations define all conductors, other than the protective (earth/ground) conductor, as 'live' conductors. In Europe, the line conductor has a nominal potential of 230 V with respect to the neutral conductor.In Europe, the the three line conductors of a three-phase system are identified with brown, black, and grey insulation, respectively. For single-phase systems, brown is normally used. Neutral conductors are identified using blue insulation, and protective (earth/ground) conductors are identified using green/yellow stripedinsulation.
What is the color of the earth wire live wire and neutral wire?
In the US older 2-conductor house wire has a white-insulated and a black-insulated wire. The white wire is the neutral and the black is the hot wire. Newer house wire has a third bare copper wire to serve as the ground wire. Insulated ground wire has a green jacketing on it. Red wires are for switch legs. You want to be sure that whomever did the wiring didn't flip the colors around. You can do this by checking the fuse or breaker box - the white or neutral wires should all run to the multi-neutral ground bus bar and the black or hot wires should each go to their respective circuit breakers or fuse sockets. On your switches and recepticals, the gold screw is for the black, or hot wire, and the silver screw is for the neutral. The green screw would be for the ground wire. Mostly, use a qualified electrician to do any work unless you are quite handy, have all necessary tools and fully aware of all safety precautions and code requirements that may exist where you live.
What the colors wires are for?
Europe follows the IEC colour code that was adopted also by the UK in 2004: Single-phase: Earth: yellow and green, Neutral: blue, Live: brown. Three-phase: Earth: yellow and green, Neutral: blue, Live: brown, black, grey. In some cables the Earth wire is bare copper which should be fitted with yellow and green sleeving at its terminations.
