In South Africa these wires are identified as follows: brown – LIVE (PHASE) blue – NEUTRAL. green/yellow – EARTH.
What Colour wire goes to L and N?
The N is for the neutral side or the white wire, and the L is for the load side, the black wire.
What wire goes where on a wall plug?
Connect the black hot wire or black pigtail to one of the brass (hot) screw terminals on the receptacle. For standard outlet wiring, the white neutral wire can go on either of the two silver terminals, since they are interchangeable. Likewise, the black hot wire can go on either brass screw terminal.
Why are there 3 wires in a plug?
Why do we use three prong plugs? A three prong plug is designed so that electricity can be safely supplied to electrical appliances. The third prong grounds the electricity to protect anyone who uses the metal-encased appliance from electric shock.
What Colour wires go in a plug?
The plug has a silver screw, a green screw, and a gold screw. The power cord has a white wire, green wire, and a black wire. The white wire is connected to the silver or light colored screw, the green wire is connected to the green screw and the black wire is connected to the gold or dark colored screw.
