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The correct term for the 'live' conductor is the 'line' conductor. The line conductor has a potential of 230 V (in UK) with respect to the neutral conductor which is at approximately the same potential as earth. This potential difference provides the 'driving force' for the current drawn by the load.
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Your wall cooker socket wires are black green and red which is which?
Red - active, (commonly known as your live cable) Black - Neutral Green - Earth
What's the different between white and green wires?
white wires are neutral. green wires are ground wires.
My light fixture has writing on one wire but not the other?
If both wires are black then the one with the writing is the neutral wire. If the two wires are black and white then the white one is the neutral.
What wire size for 400 amp service neutral size?
You need to look at the regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, use a neutral wire of the same size as the live wire or wires.
Does a toaster use a neutral phase?
There is no such thing as a 'neutral phase'. 'Live' or 'hot' conductors are called 'lines', whereas the neutralconductor is at approximately earth (ground) potential.So, a toaster would be connected between a line and a neutral conductor.
What is the blue wire for in a three pin plug?
In the UK Brown is the live, blue is the neutral and green/yellow is the earth. The live and neutral are the two wires that normally carry the current.
Which wires are the live neutral and earth on a Chinese cable where the colours are brown blue and white?
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What is the job of the neutral wire in a 3 pin plug?
The 3 wires are live, neutral and earth. The current travels along the live and neutral because 2 wires are needed for the the current to flow, while the earth is a separate safety wire that normally carries no current, until a fault occurs.
What is color code for neutral earth pit?
You can not have a "neutral earth" the "neutral" and the "earth" are separate wires/connections and should not be cross connected or muddled up.
What would happen if the live and neutral wires were crossed in a 3 pin household plug?
Current in a standard house is AC (alternate) so it doesnt matter if the live and neutral are crossed. Should the earth and live be crossed then the earth leakage would trip
What are the three wires in a plug called?
The green and yellow is the earth wire The brown is the live wire The blue is the neutral wire A poem to help is: The brown live cow drinks from the blue neutral water and eats the green grass from earth
What is the purpose of using three different colored wires in an electric iron?
so you know which wire is which! - live, neutral or earth
Why are the 3 wires colors?
Earth, Neutral and Acttive.
What are the live and neutral wires in a ceiling light?
Black is hot and white is neutral.
Why you get an electric shock if you touch live and neutral wire?
Because there is a potential difference between the live and neutral wires.
What position would you find live electrical wire?
You would find a live electric wire, with a neutral and usually also an earth wire, in any place where electricity is used. The wires are colour coded differently in different areas but in Europe live is brown, neutral is blue and earth is green/yellow.
What colors are electrical wires with number reference?
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.
