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The hot wire on a lamp cord will be the the side that has the more narrow prong on the plug-in. Or you can look at the cord and whichever side is smooth, (not ribbed but smooth), is your hot wire.
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∙ 14y agoYou have to use ether an Electrical Screwdriver or an Avometer to know which one..
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for your own safety.. even if you can see the colors always use an Electrical Screwdriver to be sure.
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∙ 12y agoThe colour of wires identifies what the wires are used for. A black colour wire can be used as a hot conductor along with other wire colours. A white colour wire will only be used as a grounded conductor wire in a 120/240 volt system and a green coloured wire will only be used as a ground wire and nothing else.
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What to do with the white wire in track light with black green and white wires if the house does not have a white one?
The white is neutral. The house does have a neutral wire even though it may be black. One of those black wires is the neutral and the other is the hot wire. You will have to determine which is hot and which is neutral. You can easily do this with a voltage tester. The wire that lights the tester is the hot. When you wire the light simply wire the hot to hot, and the white and green to the other wire.
What color is the return wire of 110 vac?
White is the neutral wire. Black is hot, green is ground.
Light switch has 4 wire colors red and white and green and black which is the hot wire?
You have a 3 way switch. Your black wire is the hot wire. Your green wire is the ground wire. Your red and white wires go to the light and other switch. You should have gotten a wiring diagram with your switch.
Hot wire in a home electrical system?
If the home was wired properly the black or red wire are hot the white is neutral and the green is ALWAYS the ground
How do you wire a dishwasher with black white and green wires?
In the electrical code in use in the United States, black is the "hot" side of the line, white the "neutral" and green is always "Ground".
What to do with the white wire in track light with black green and white wires if the house does not have a white one?
The white is neutral. The house does have a neutral wire even though it may be black. One of those black wires is the neutral and the other is the hot wire. You will have to determine which is hot and which is neutral. You can easily do this with a voltage tester. The wire that lights the tester is the hot. When you wire the light simply wire the hot to hot, and the white and green to the other wire.
When at a 2 pole light switch and the wire colors shown are black white and green which is the hot wire and which is the common?
the black wire is the hot wire
What color is the return wire of 110 vac?
White is the neutral wire. Black is hot, green is ground.
Light switch has 4 wire colors red and white and green and black which is the hot wire?
You have a 3 way switch. Your black wire is the hot wire. Your green wire is the ground wire. Your red and white wires go to the light and other switch. You should have gotten a wiring diagram with your switch.
How do you wire 220V with 2 black 1 white wire?
Your black wires are your hot wires. The white is your neutral or common. It would be best to run an equipment ground (green wire) too.
On three wire spin dryer cord which color green white?
On a 3 wire dryer cord there is no green wire. The white wire coming from the outlet is connected to ground or the green screw. The black and red wires are the hot wires.
Hot wire in a home electrical system?
If the home was wired properly the black or red wire are hot the white is neutral and the green is ALWAYS the ground
How do you wire a dishwasher with black white and green wires?
In the electrical code in use in the United States, black is the "hot" side of the line, white the "neutral" and green is always "Ground".
What are the common wiring in a receptacle?
Black wire is HOT, white wire is NEUTRAL and bare or green wire is GROUND. The black wire goes to brass colored screw, the white wire goes to silver colored screw and the bare wire goes to green screw that is connected to the metal "frame" of the receptacle.
Which is the hot wire red or white?
In the US, if you only have a black wire (ungrounded or hot conductor) and a white wire (normally a grounded conductor or neutral) there is not a ground wire. Sometimes the white wire is used as a hot, so each wire would have to be identified. <<<< Electrical work should only be done by a qualified electrician.>>>>
Is green ground in an extention cord?
Yes, the green conductor is the colour of the ground wire in an extension cord. The black wire is dedicated to be the "hot" and the white conductor is the neutral.
2002 Mitsubishi Galant stereo color codes?
The red wire is the hot wire. The black wire is the ground wire. The green wire is the speaker wire. The white wire is the auxiliary wire.
