In Germany or, as a matter of fact, in Europe, the colors for the mains wires are as follows:
Live (L): Brown (and also red on old wiring circuits in UK and Eire) or black, but black is not very common)
Neutral (N): Blue (and also black on old wiring circuits in UK and Eire)
Earth is Yellow and Green striped
Caution: Many cheap power (extension) cables made in China and sold through Dollar stores (or equivalent) do not comply with the minimum safety precautions, namely:
- They don't have an Earth wire connecting the plug and socket (i.e., only 2 wires connecting to live and neutral, although using earthed plugs and sockets)
- You may get a potentially lethal electrical shock if you use one of these cables to connect an appliance with exposed metal connected to the earth terminal.
- The wire diameter is way too small for the rated power and will overheat and may start a fire if used to connect appliances that are power-hungry like heaters, stoves, etc.
If you suspect a cable, have it checked by a qualified electrician / technician -
Don´t take unnecessary chances just by trusting labels from Chinese products!!
As we say in Portugal, Paper accepts anything you want to print there, good or bad, right or wrong.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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yes,because its a primary color
In Bangladesh the color of live is green and neutral is blue and ground is black.
eletrical wire has 3 specif colour coding. As live wire ,neutral wire,earth wire. 1.live - red 2.neutral-black 3.earth - green. These are the specific color coding of eletrical wire.
Because there is a potential difference between the live and neutral wires.
If you don't know different for sure, then you must treat ANY electrical wire as if it's live, regardless of what color it may be.
In the UK, the old wiring colours were... Live = red, Neutral = black, Earth = green.
yes,because its a primary color
In Bangladesh the color of live is green and neutral is blue and ground is black.
There are many different types of 220 Volt plug. Different plugs are used in different countries.Two pin plugs have two wires, live (brown) and neutral (blue).Three pin plugs have the two wires above, plus Earth (green/yellow).Rewireable plugs are labelled which wire goes where. The wiring colours are an international standard, unlike plugs.
eletrical wire has 3 specif colour coding. As live wire ,neutral wire,earth wire. 1.live - red 2.neutral-black 3.earth - green. These are the specific color coding of eletrical wire.
The wire color indicates what type of voltage the wire is carrying. Color coding is important for safety because the live, neutral and earth wires must never be confused. Color codes differ between Europe and USA etc.
The old German house wiring colours were red for live and black for neutral, there was no earth or ground wire. This was due to the scarcity of copper during, in between and after the world wars, all equipment running 230v was earthed via the neutral wire. Equipment running on a higher voltage was earthed correctly.
Because there is a potential difference between the live and neutral wires.
If you don't know different for sure, then you must treat ANY electrical wire as if it's live, regardless of what color it may be.
The ignition is live or hot and has power available. The term neutral does not really apply.
Where do you live? is Wo wohnst du? in German
Black is hot and white is neutral.