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All depends on what country you are in, wiring standards and cable type.
Industrial cable in the UK is. :-
Red = Live
Black = Neutral
Copper wire = earth. (add Green/Yellow striped sleeve at junctions.)
Domestic is:-
Brown = Live
Blue = neutral
Green/yellow stripe = Earth
Black = Live
Blue = Neutral
Brown = Earth
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What post do you hook up a green ended cable to?
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What colors are electrical wires with number reference?
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Why the pins in the three pin plug are split up to the middle?
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You can not have a "neutral earth" the "neutral" and the "earth" are separate wires/connections and should not be cross connected or muddled up.
What is a spur outlet?
A spur outlet is a circuit that does not have a secondary path and is not part of the main ring. Spur sockets can have one cable connected to earth, live, and neutral.
What is the correct colour scheme for 3-core earth cables in the UK?
If you're asking about UK three prong plugs - the earth cable is green and yellow, the live is brown and the negative is blue.
