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Because different wires are used to carry different signals. Whether that's voice, data or power. Not colour-coding might mean you short out a vital piece of equipment !
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A wild high leg should always be marked in what color?
NEC 230.56 Conductor with higher voltage to ground on a 4 wire delta service should be ORANGE in color. Use orange wire or mark with orange tape at the ends.
What is the wiring color code for Leviton home speaker wires?
rad wire to use in neutral and black wier use in phase in home ok this is write answer ok by
What does each coloured wire mean for home lighting?
Electrons do not know color codes. They flow as potential is applied [voltage] from positive to a more negative potential. Therefore the color code applies to humans that can read the color code. The COLOR CODE while not universal applies to weiring whereby if you start at the source with one color that color must remain constant till the end of the circuit Reason being that if you branch in the middle you will know which wire you are working with and its use and potential. Most county have their own color code some follow a set of protocols some do not except it must follows a color code. I may add that passive components have a recognized and well set color code to recognize the component visually by the color code.
What color wire is for radio power in your 19 78 camaro?
Don't know the color of the wire but you will just have to use a test light to see what wire is hot to the radio.
How can calculate the max amps of wire?
Use the National Electric Code wire size tables for various applications.
What color wire can you use for a ta ch on a 1991 Honda civic?
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What wire color for 380v AC?
Use black wire and identify the phases with the proper coloured phase tape. American color convention: Brown, orange, yellow, but you CAN use anything but grey, white or green for the "hot"
What color is the tach wire in a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado?
what colour is the wire i use to hock up a tach on a 1989 Chevy 350
What code can I use to change the color controls of a textbox?
//in C#, this color setups color with black textbox.BackColor = Color.Black;
How do you split one circuit into two branch loads within a junction box?
You should have black (hot), white (neutral) and bare wire (ground) coming into junction box. The two circuits leaving the box should use the same size wire which should be sized for the branch breaker and you just use a wire-nut to connect all black wires together, another wire-nut to connect all white wires and a third wire-nut to connect together all ground wires. Since you are splitting into two branches, all wire-nuts should have three wires of the same color.
Is it legal to use aluminum wire for a stove or dryer in Florida?
aluminum wire violates code for any use anywhere in US. If this is true, why would aluminum wire be sold? I know it is used for service entrance.
On a light switch where does the white wire go and where does the black wire go?
(Note: this is US information. Other countries may use other color codes; consult an electrician in your local area.) Standard color coding for single-phase electrical wiring is that the neutral wire is white and the "hot" wire is some other color, usually but not always black. If the switch has instructions or a wiring diagram, follow that. If not, normally the white wire should be connected to the lighter (silver colored) terminals on the switch and the "hot" wire should be connected to the darker (brass colored) terminals. Some switches interrupt both electrical paths, and in those the terminal screws may be the same color and it doesn't matter which wire goes to which set of terminals (just don't cross them). If there are green terminal screws, those are for the green grounding wire.
