| ??? 02/11/09 15:57 Read: times |
#162288 - US-ian Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Erik Malund said:
does anyone know why it became standard that the black wire was the hot wire in house wiring, it seems to contradict what we always do (black = color of ground)
Erik Well in the UK it used to be red for Live, yellow and blue for phase lives and Black for neutral. Now its brown for live and blue for neutral, grey and black for phase. So you have to have special warning signs on mixed installations....all in the interests of "safety" since colour blind electricians can't tell the difference between red and black. Of course, what used to happen is we screened for colour blindness, now its "discrimination" to do so. Steve |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| just came to wonder | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Because the Neutral is blue? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| US-ian | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Danger! Different national conventions apply! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| This is just another punch on the English... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| now ... don't quote me on this ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| standard | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| DC system? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Answer is wrong - and Dangerous | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| This is AC ... What does "positive" mean? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Here is an informative thread you can read | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Which nation? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Not sure how you missed this... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Sorry, small letters | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| US-NEC Wiring Colors | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| a very good guess Caleb, thanks | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I don't know their reasons, but | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
I continue to | 01/01/70 00:00 |