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This is not true in all plugs it all depends on the manufacturer and the product. Plug wires come in all different colors such as red, black, brown, yellow, blue, and so on. So as I said the wire being brown is indicative of a certain manufacturer or product.
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What are the names of the three wires in a plug?
Live Wire = usually brown, if not then its grey or black. Neutral Wire = Blue Earth Wire = green and yellow striped
What colour code used for 3 pin electric plug?
The earth wire, striped green and yellow, is connected to the terminal marked E; this should be the longest of the three wires so that it is the last to become detached if the cable is strained.The live wire (brown) is connected to the terminal marked L.The neutral wire (blue) is connected to the terminal marked N.
Is the wide prong on an electrical plug connected to the black wire?
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
Which side of an extension cord is hot how can you tell the difference?
If you are constructing an extension cord make sure that the ends go on the right end of the cable. Match the wire end when looking at it, to the proper pin configuration of the plug. A non locking plug will be a 6-30P or a locking plug will be a L6-30P. On a 6-30P plug, black wire to the left blade (brass in colour), white wire to the Y terminal (silver in colour) and the green wire to the G terminal (green in colour). On a L6-30P plug, black wire to the X terminal, white wire to the Y terminal and the ground wire to the G terminal.Looking at the end of the cable it should be matched to this configuration. If it doesn't look at the other end of the cable. No wires should cross when connecting to the blades on the plug, if they do you have the wrong end of the cable.
How to wire a plug with blue brown and Black?
Test the wire with a meter to determine which wire is your hot, which is your neutral, and which is your ground. Those colors are indicative of a 240v circuit normally, so you may have two hots and a ground. Other wise Hot=Black, Neutral=White, and Ground=Green for placement. On your plug, Black/Hot goes to the brass colored terminal. Green/ground goes to the sometimes green terminal that is off by itself usually at the bottom of the receptacle. The neutral goes to the silver terminal.
What is the purpose of a wire?
it is the brown wire in a three pin plug
What is the purpose of a live wire?
it gives you an electric shock
What are the names of the three wires in a plug?
Live Wire = usually brown, if not then its grey or black. Neutral Wire = Blue Earth Wire = green and yellow striped
What are the three wires in a plug called?
The green and yellow is the earth wire The brown is the live wire The blue is the neutral wire A poem to help is: The brown live cow drinks from the blue neutral water and eats the green grass from earth
Wiring diagram of plug wire and their order?
With the cover off the plug and looking from the back at the screws the "Live" wire [generally red or brown] goes to the Left - and the "Neutral" wire [generally green] gos to the Right.Another way of putting this would be to say that the red wire must be connected to the prong that goes into the Left hole in the plug outlet in the wall.It is good practice to coil the earth wire in the plug so that, should the lead by tugged hard, it will be the LAST wire to become disconnected from the screws in the plug.AnswerCorrection .... sorry!! With the cover off the plug and looking from the back at the screws the "Live" wire [generally red or brown] goes to the Left - and the "Neutral" wire [generally BLUE] goes to the Right. The Earth [genarally green] goes to the centre prong - assuming it is a 3-pin plug.
Where is the tan and brown timing wire on your 1995 GMC van?
right hand 4 wire plug at distributor, go down 6-8 inches you'll see the wire go into a male/female plug, unplug set timing & reconnect
Color code in 3 pin electric plug in India?
Green with Yellow Stripe Wire - Earth Wire (E) Blue Wire - Neutral Wire (N) Brown Wire - Live Wire (L) When you look at the plug with the terminals facing towards you: /\ / \ / E \ / \ / \ / L N \ ------------------
Where can you find the speed sense wire on a Chrysler 300?
GREEN/BROWN WIRE IN A 2 PIN CONNECTOR AT THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION OR PIN 32 AT THE PCM PLUG PASSENGER SIDE FIREWALL
How do you set the timing for 1987 Chevy 350 throttle body?
There's a single brown wire ussualy near the booster. Unplug that wire. Use a timing light to set the timing to zero and plug the wire back in.
What is the wire color codes for a 1994 Pontiac Sunbird Audio system?
there is a single plug in the back of the unit. it has a yellow. orange brown black gray and a green wire. the orange seems to be the power. the yellow is possible a speaker wire. but with just the wires on the plug its difficult to tell whats a speaker wire versys a ground or switch wire. it also appears that there SHOULD BE ANOTHER PLUG. BUT I DIDNT SEE ANYTHING IN THE DASH. that would tounf out the nessasry wire to make a 4 speaker stereo
What does it mean if your car jumps after getting a tuneup?
Spark plug wire not connected to spark plug? Spark plug wire connected to Wrong spark plug? Vacuum line disconnected? Bad spark plug or wire?
What color is the left blinker wire for a trailer plug on a 2003 ram 2500?
Left is yellow, right is green, tail lights are brown.
