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Which wires are live neutral and earth in a cable that is black white and green and can you use this cable in the UK?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
This could be a USA-coded cable. If so then black is Live, white is Neutral
and green is Earth.
No, this cable cannot be used in the UK.
In the UK:Protective earth (PE or E) - Green with Yellow stripes (in older wiring just Green)Neutral (N) - Blue [in pre-2004 fixed wiring Black]
Live or Line (if single phase) L - Brown [in pre-2004 fixed wiring Red]
Lives or Lines (if 3 phase)
L1 - Brown, L2 - Black, L3 - Grey
[in pre-2004 fixed wiring: L1 - Red, L2 - Yellow, L3 - Blue]
Where the pre-2004 and post-2004 colours are both in use, take great
care to ensure that all conductors are correctly identified.
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