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Article #15586Re: Various national colour code of wires (e.g. earth) for elec. plug
From: Greg Sanguinetti
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:13
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:13
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In article <1992Dec15.191356.22205@allegra.att.com> rfc@allegra.att.com (Robert F. Casey) writes: >Someone mentioned, in this thread, that, in USA, white is only used for the >neutral power return. But there is one exception that I've seen: Imagine >... > <gives example of circuit that is hard to wire with correct colors due > availability of cables with different colored wires> In the US, the inspectors don't always care which colors you use between the junction boxes but they STRONGLY request that you either paint the wires inside the boxes or wrap them with the appropriately colored plastic tape so that nobody gets confused in the future. This is true for all places where the wires can be exposed by removing a plate or opening a door, etc... It's a good idea to think about the poor schmuck that has to work on your wiring after you have left! -grego -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grego Sanguinetti, Bipolar Integrated Technology | Water, water everywhere, grego@bit.uucp or grego%bit%ogi.cse.edu | but I'd rather drink or bit!grego@ogi.cse.edu or ...!ogicse!bit!grego | beer.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!verdix!bit!grego From: grego@bit.UUCP (Greg Sanguinetti) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Various national colour code of wires (e.g. earth) for elec. plug Message-ID: <538@bit.UUCP> Date: 16 Dec 92 21:13:28 GMT Article-I.D.: bit.538 References: <6912@otc.otca.oz> <519@bit.UUCP> <1992Dec14.133335.21707@cs.hw.ac.uk> <1992Dec15.191356.22205@allegra.att.com> Reply-To: grego@bit.UUCP (Grego Sanguinetti) Organization: BIT Portland, OR Lines: 22