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Yes, red is used to identify one of the HOT (live) wires for 240vac systems (black is the other HOT wire). Theoretically you have twice the chance of electrocuting yourself with 240v versus 120v because CURRENT = VOLTAGE / RESISTANCE. Twice the voltage, twice the danger. 1/10 of an amp through your heart will KILL you. If you come in contact with 240vac and assuming your body's resistance cold be as low as 300 ohms, you could experience 0.8 amps (8 times what it takes to stop your heart). Note, 120vac can still give you a 0.4 amp jolt which is plenty enough to kill you.
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∙ 9y agoAnswer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service. Red for live and white for neutral.
Answer for the UK. Until the standard was changed to comply with European Union regulations, the UK used red for the line conductor and black for the neutral conductor. The EU regulation now requires brown for the line conductor and blue for the neutral conductor. All older homes in the UK still have the red/black colouring, but all newer homes have the brown/blue colouring. Older homes with newer extensions will have red/black in the older part and brown/blue in the newer part, and labels are required drawing attention to this mixed system.
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∙ 11y agoIf this is a household light circuit, the red wire is often a traveler between three way switches. a second switch (ie for a ceiling fan and its light), another feed from the electrical panel.
it is the code that the ground can only be; bare, green, green with yellow stripes
In US split single phase residential wiring, the red wire is one of the two hot wires. You have 220-240 volts between the red wire and the black wire, and 110-120 between either of those wires and the white (neutral) wire. The green or naked wire is the ground wire and is tied to the white wire in the panel box (and never in any other place).
In rare cases, you may find a duplex wall outlet with the right tab broken and both a red and black wire on the right side, or a duplex outlet with both tabs broken and fed from separate branch circuits. That was sometimes done in kitchens for the sake of heavy 120 volt appliances. That way, both halves of the outlet could pull up to 15 amps each, either being on 2 breakers or a dual pole (220 volt) breaker.
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∙ 10y agoRed is normally the color used for a live wire.
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Have a black white and red wire for a dryer plug what ones the ground wire?
It would be green or bare. That's if you have a grounding wire in the cable. You may not have one.
What color are the terminals of a standard grounding type receptacle?
green wire is gr gray wire is neutra
Why is the ground wire smaller in your 8 2 with ground wire?
The grounding wire is not intended to be a load-carrying conductor in ordinary use, but rather a SAFETY conductor. Grounding wires are often "one size smaller" than the associated load conductors in the same cable.
How do you ground a plastic box ground wire attached to GCFI and ground at fuse panel. Do I need to ground at the box itself as well?
Grounding a plastic box is a little hard as plastic is a nonconductor.be satisfied with grounding to a ground wire.
Where do I put the red black white and copper wires on a 50 amp three prong recepticle?
The 50 amp receptical will not be a three prong receptacle it will be a 3-pole 4-wire grounding receptacle. It will be a 125/250 volt rating NEMA number 14–50R. The red and black wires connect to the X and Y terminals, the white wire to the W terminal and the ground wire to the G terminal.
Is the green coated wire for equipment grounding?
Yes green wire is the earth wire (Grounding)
Have a black white and red wire for a dryer plug what ones the ground wire?
It would be green or bare. That's if you have a grounding wire in the cable. You may not have one.
How do you connect grounding of i and c?
Grounding of I and C? to ground something is to have a wire that goes to a grounded connection the bare wire in a normal wire set.
What are the wire colors for a single phase 30 amp 220 plug?
The hot wires are red and black. White is the neutral, and there should be a bare or greencolored wire for grounding.
Do light fittings need to be earthed?
Normally the fixtures come with a grounding screw that you attach the grounding wire to. If the box you attaching the fixture to is metal and there is no grounding wire present then the grounded conduit should ground you fixture.
What color wire is grounding conductor?
The grounding conductor is green, green with a yellow tracer or bare copper.
What is grounding mean on a amp?
If you're talking about a light (red or green) appearing to be lit up that means you need to rethink your grounding location.If you mean grounding an amp... just put the ground wire on the ground port on the amp and the other end bolt down to a metal spot in the vehicle. scrape the area before hand so there's no paint between the wire and metal for a better ground.
What color are the terminals of a standard grounding type receptacle?
green wire is gr gray wire is neutra
What color are the terminal of a standard grounding-type receptacle?
green wire is gr gray wire is neutra
An invention to reduce the effects of static electricity?
A grounding wire or strap.
1994 Nissan 300zx center brake light does not work?
Do you have power to the connection that is on the back of the center brake light? the red wire should have voltage to it. If not, it may be grounding out somewhere.
What does ground mean?
Depends on the context. Grounding could mean to add a ground wire to a piece of electrical equipment. Grounding could also mean basic or foundation, as in "your educational grounding", "your ethical grounding"
