| ??? 02/11/09 16:25 Read: times |
#162289 - Danger! Different national conventions apply! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Erik Malund said:
the black wire was the hot wire in house wiring Remembering that this forum has international readership, note that this might be true in the USA, but it is not true in other places! As Steve noted, for single-phase, it was once Red in the UK, and is currently Brown. Other territories may vary: do not risk your life by relying on internet posts - always check with a competent local reference! |
| 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 |