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- From: wai@socs.uts.edu.au (Wai Yat Wong)
- Subject: Various national colour code of wires(e.g. earth) for elec. plug
- Message-ID: <wai.721266966@phoenix>
- Summary: What colour do different country use for wire designation in elec. plug?
- Keywords: active, neutral, earth, colour code, electric plug, socket, pins
- Sender: news@socs.uts.edu.au
- Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
- Date: 8 Nov 92 23:56:06 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- Anybody out there can tell me about the colour coding various
- country use for labelling a wire as active or neutral or
- ground.
-
- I know that green is obviously earth, but I have this
- two extra wire; one of them is white, the other is
- black. Does the white go to the active pin and
- black go to the neutral pin?
-
- Also, the only thing I know about alternate current is
- that the current flows both way alternatively. Then please
- explain to me why there is a voltage (240 V) between active
- and ground, but nothing between neutral and ground?
-
- Finally , for U.S.A's electrical plug, which pin is always
- designated as active (the smaller one)? Also, I like to
- find out the info for Australian systems.
-
- Please educate me, the ignorant sponge :-)
-
- My email address is wai@socs.uts.edu.au
-
- (I hope I did not double posted this, as I got a message claiming
- that my previous post failed )
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