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What two colors may be used for the ground conductor (neutral)
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.
Three conductor cables have the two colors green/yellow for ground/earth. AC are has the colors blue and brown.
Live, Neutral and Earth. Live is the wire that carries the voltage. Neutral is the wire that functions as the return for the current path. EARTH wire is very important, it's there for safety and is connected to ALL metal components of an appliance or fitting. If the LIVE wire touches the case and you touched it, you would get an electric shock. If this were to happen with the EARTH connected the live is shorted to earth and either blows the fuse or knocks out the trip. There by rendering the appliance safe. Answer Here's a rundown: HOT wires can be any color (except the ones below). The most used colors in homes is Black and RED. Sometimes you'll see Blue. "Neutral" is called the grounded conductor and is either white or gray, or has 3 white stripes on it. That's it. No other colors can be used for the grounded conductor. The "ground" wire is called the grounding conductor and MUST be either green for bare wire. With all this in mind....sometimes a wire will be used "outside" it's color. Colored tape will re-identify its proper color. Most common is to see a white wire on a light switch. It should have black tape on it to show that it is hot (black is hot).AnswerThe conductors are termed LINE, NEUTRAL, AND EARTH (or GROUND). The neutral conductor is at approximately the same potential as the earth conductor (0 V), while the potential of the line conductor depends on the standards used in your country. In the UK and Europe, this is 230 V (nominal), while in North America it is 120 V (nominal). In Europe, the colour code is: Line (brown), neutral (blue), and earth (green/yellow stripes or bare copper).
The colors are the revoulution colors.
Colors have nothing to do with something being a good conductor or a good insulator.
Red and green are colors, not insulators or conductors. Either insulators or conductors may be red colored or green colored.
The wire conductor colors in a non metallic sheathed cable are black, red, white, and a bare copper.
In the United States, household electrical wiring typically uses one black and one red conductor to distinguish the ungrounded or hot conductors. This serves no purpose other than to be able to identify one wire from the other at each end. In any singe phase system, such as a home, on a 220v circuit, it matters not what position each conductor is terminated. On branch circuits, black is generally used on all 110v circuits, and a combination of black and red are used on all 220v circuits. White is used to identify the grounded or neutral conductor. And the green or bare conductor is used for the equipment grounding conductor, commonly called "the ground."
What two colors may be used for the ground conductor (neutral)
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.
Three conductor cables have the two colors green/yellow for ground/earth. AC are has the colors blue and brown.
A dark brown with a white mane and tail
The two permissible colors for neutral conductors, according to the NEC, are white and gray.
The colours will be, black, white and a bare copper ground.
In Canada they are Red Black and Blue. In the USA they are Black Red Blue for 120/208 and Brown Orange Yellow for 277/480.CommentThe correct term is line conductor, not phase conductor, despite the latter being commonly used in the field.
To identify the different cables.AnswerThe colours are used to identify the function of each conductor (or 'core'), as follows:line conductor -black (North America) -brown (Europe)neutral conductor -white (North America) -blue (Europe)protective conductor (earth) -green (North America) -green/yellow (Europe)