This could be a USA-coded cable. If so then black is Live, white is Neutral
and green is Earth.
No, this cable cannot be used in the UK.
In the UK:Protective earth (PE or E) - Green with Yellow stripes (in older wiring just Green)Neutral (N) - Blue [in pre-2004 fixed wiring Black]
Live or Line (if single phase) L - Brown [in pre-2004 fixed wiring Red]
Lives or Lines (if 3 phase)
L1 - Brown, L2 - Black, L3 - Grey
[in pre-2004 fixed wiring: L1 - Red, L2 - Yellow, L3 - Blue]
Where the pre-2004 and post-2004 colours are both in use, take great
care to ensure that all conductors are correctly identified.
The GREEN and BLACK is a non stereo hook-up cable. Use the Green for VIDEO and the Black for the LEFT channel of AUDIO.
Red, Blue and Green rca cables are a component video cable. Each cable carries the information that comprises the red, blue and green color information for the picture. The green cable also carries the sync or refresh information for the picture. This cable can carry video with resolutions from 420i (standard analog TV) to 1080i (currently the highest definition broadcast in North America on digital TV).
the earth Bad question, the earth travels in an elipse.
The black and white cables, or possibly black and red, are analog audio. Green is one of the three component video wires, bundled together as red green and blue. Without knowing what components you have we have no idea where you should connect these, or if it is even possible with the gear you have.
Very few ever get offended by Green jokes nor accused of racism for telling them.
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 Europe Black = Live Blue = Neutral Brown = Earth
Red - active, (commonly known as your live cable) Black - Neutral Green - Earth
For 3 phase, L1 is red; L2 is yellow; L3 is green; Neutral is blue; Earth is yellow&green. For single phase, L is red or brown; Neutral is black or blue; Earth is yellow&green.
The correct color scheme for a 3-core earth harmonized cable is as follows: Brown: Live conductor Blue: Neutral conductor Green/Yellow: Earth conductor
By tradition, green is the color used for the ground cable (note: NOT the Earth return or "neutral"; that's traditionally the white).
Australia: ANZS3000 Active= Red or Brown Neutral = Black or Light Blue Earth = Green or Green and Yellow stripe
red = phase, black = neutral, green = earth
In the UK, the colours were once black = neutral, red = live, and green = earth. The modern standard colours are now blue = neutral (note the l in blue for left contact in the three pin plug used in the UK), brown = live (note the r in brown for right contact), and green and yellow stripes = earth In the US, black= hot wire, white= neutral, green or bare= ground (or earth) red= a second hot wire
In the UK, we use three pin plugs. Neutral (blue cable), Positive (brown cable), Earth (green and yellow striped cable). Positive is also known as the Live cable. The Earth cable is an important safety feature that directs electricity safely to earth should a short-circuit cause the device's metal body (a toaster, for instance) to become live and a dangerous shock is possible to any one touching the device's metal body. Before the modern standard colouring was introduced, black was the neutral, red the positive, and green the earth. This old colouring can still be found in buildings built before the change-over.
In the UK, the old wiring colours were... Live = red, Neutral = black, Earth = green.
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The GREEN and BLACK is a non stereo hook-up cable. Use the Green for VIDEO and the Black for the LEFT channel of AUDIO.