In Germany or, as a matter of fact, in Europe, the colors for the mains wires are as follows: Live (L): Brown (sometimes also black, but not very common) Neutral (N): Blue Earth is Yellow with Green stripes, as everywhere else in the civili...
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Neutral wire - Topic:Home - Online Encyclopedia ... Neutral wire: Usually color-coded white, this carries electricity from an outlet back to the service panel. Also see hot wire and ground. Newel post: The large starting post to which the end of a stair guard railing or balustrade is fastened.
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The only way to be absolutely sure that you have found a neutral wire is to check the voltage (110V/120V) between the white wire and the "hot" (usually black in color) wire in the box. In a standard switch/dimmer, the "hot" is using one of the two wires connected to the switch.
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Because you spelled "colour" the way you did, I'll assume you're from the UK (A big assumption, I admit) Strangely enough there was an amusing article about this on the BBC Magazine site today. People were asked to convert normal ...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090408060...
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Because of color coding and polarity requirements, working with your boat's AC electrical system is uncomplicated. A grounding conductor or ground wire in an AC system is always green in color. The neutral wire or grounded conductor will be white in color.
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Somewhere the white and black or other color are reversed. With the power off, pull the outlet out. The black wire should be connected to a brass screw on the side with the longer slot. If it is connected to the ... If I am correct in understanding this,what I think you may have is a broken neutral of a three wire feeder.
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[Archive] Ground Or Neutral Wire Question Home Repair ... Understand the differences between the Ground and the neutral in house wiring O.K., but for the bare wire that comes in from the street (along with the two phases) to the house service panel: is this correctly called a Ground wire or a Neutral wire ? Thanks, Bob...
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www.diybanter.com/q-t_145895-Ground-Or-Neutral-Wire-Que...
www.diybanter.com/q-t_145895-Ground-Or-Neutral-Wire-Question.html
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My boat has non-standard color coding on the AC wiring, typically all; 3 wires red instead of the US standard of black, white, green. Identifying the hot wire is easy but I'm not sure how to positively identify the neutral wire vs the safety ground.
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www.boatkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/electronics/2383/AC-wirin...
www.boatkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/electronics/2383/AC-wiring-question-identifying-neutral-wire
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Three phase systems may or may not have a neutral wire. A neutral wire allows the three phase system to use a higher voltage while still supporting lower voltage single phase appliances. ... The purpose of the standardized circuit number to wire color is for future troubleshooting. For example, if an electrician knows that...
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www.3phasepower.org/3phasewiring.htm
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