Any electricians in nyaw? (industrial cable colors)

[edro]

I am wiring up an extension on a power strip and the extension cord I have and the power strip both have weird colors for their wires. I don't have a continuity tester with me either, or else I would just do that.

Power Strip Colors: Turqoise, White, Black
Extension Cord Colors: Brown, Blue, Green/Yellow

Any idea which are ground? I am guessing White and Brown...

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Grounds are Turquoise and Green/Yellow

Black and Blue are Hot

Brown and White are Neutral

IIRC of course - I could run down stairs and tell you 100% but I'm pretty sure that's how they are. Just hook it up and see You'll know quite quickly if you make a mistake

CkG

 

[edro]

Wow... I was way off...

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Any verification out there? I'm almost positive that Brown is Neutral and the Blue is Hot but I'm just a lowly CAD guy so what do I know

CkG

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Woops - Blue is Nuetral and Brown is hot, Green is ground.

Black is hot, White is neutral, Turquoise is ground.

Should be 100% with those now assuming 120VAC. Dasm Europeans and their Brown/Blue colors

CkG

 

[edro]

Found this.... I think they are European colors or somethin....

Blue for "neutral"
Brown for "line" (hot)
Green with a yellow stripe for "earth" (ground)

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: edro13
Found this.... I think they are European colors or somethin....

Blue for "neutral"
Brown for "line" (hot)
Green with a yellow stripe for "earth" (ground)

Yes -that is the European standard, and exactly why I wasn't 100% sure on the blue/brown thing. I got curious so I went down to the shop and got out the meter - Brown is hot, Blue is neutral

Oh, and wasn't the European standard supposed to be accepted in 2005? why is it here already? - Dasm Europeans trying to take over all of our cool "American" standards

CkG

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I don't know what the problem is with Black/white/green. They can be discerned even when extremely dirty.