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Even though it is a clear wire, there will be a tracer of raised or indented rib on the wire to identify the neutral. You may have to run your thumbnail around the wire to feel it rather that see it. This ribbed identified wire will be the neutral leaving the other wire to be connected to the hot side of the circuit.
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What is black wire use for?
In household wiring it is the "hot" wire that carries current to the load.
Which of the two wires is hot which is neutral?
If this is a home wiring question and the wires are black and white then black is Hot and white is Neutral. If you also have a red wire, it is the other hot wire, and either the black or the red wire to the white one would be 120 volts, and red to black would be 240 volts.
What are present house wiring colours?
Typical house wiring in the United States is: Green or bare copper = ground White = neutral (Center tap of the feed transformer) Black or red = hot.
When is white wire hot?
In residential wiring, if it is used as a switch leg or in 3 wire 240 volt circuits.
Can red and black be mixed up when wiring or are they interchangeable such as when wiring a range?
A person uses RED and BLACK to identify 2 hot wires. They are in essence 2 different circuits controlling the same device (range in your case). They are interchangeable YES.
Where do you get a Hot rod wiring diagram?
Try GOOGLE hot rod wiring or similar, I found one for a T bucket.
Electrical wire with clear insulation which wire is hot?
By "clear insulation," I assume you mean the type of wire used in some lamp cords. If so, the hot wire is the one with the smooth (non-ribbed) insulation.
How do i wire a speedometer in a 72 CJ5 there are no marking on it for pos or neg please help?
What are you wiring? The speedo is cable operated. If you are wiring up the lights, it doesn't matter, as long as you have a "hot" and a ground the lights will work. If you are wiring up one of the gauges built into the speedo it depends on which gauge you are wiring up.
What color other than red can be a hot wire?
Automotive positive and negative wiring colors can be any color, blakc can be hot, white etc, you need a wiring diagram
Can a person with a cold sore clear it up by puttin a hot towel on it?
A hot towel will not clear up a cold sore.
How long it take to hot wire a 2015 cars?
Traditional hot wiring doesn't work, especially in the cars which have chipped keys. Even in those which don't, SAE J1939 multiplexing makes traditional hot wiring ineffective.
Which is the positive wire between a white and black wire?
That depends if it is automotive or household wiring. On a car a black wire is almost always ground. On house wiring black is the supply (hot) wire.That depends if it is automotive or household wiring. On a car a black wire is almost always ground. On house wiring black is the supply (hot) wire.
In electrical terms what is the active or hot wire?
In household wiring the black or red is active, live, or hot.
How do you you wire a three wire electric hot water tank?
SHUT OFF THE BREAKERS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!!!! make sure you shut the right one off. You have three wires, one is hot one is ground, and one is neutral. just match them to the wiring in your house.
What was Twitch arrested for in the book Holes?
He was busted for hot wiring cars.
Why does the wiring get hot for auxillary off road lights?
Something on that circuit is drawing more current than the wiring can safely handle.
Where can I find a wiring diagram for a 1979 Trans Am to find the hot wire color?
red is usually the hot wire.
