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  1. jharries

    Unexpected colours in (older) light switch

    Hi, I'm looking to change this double switch over to a trailing-edge dimmer for compatible LEDs. We have three bunches of wires. The colours I've encountered don't seem to conform to the old system, we have two blues and two whites in the mix. See pic… So the advice I need is, does it look OK...
  2. ryanhcafc

    Old colours mixed with new colours

    Wouldn't normally note this as an observation on a report but feel I need to. The way the building has been wired is all circuits on L1 have been wired in old red, L2 old Yellow, L3 old blue, however as stuff has been added it's now got new colours. The property is currently empty awaiting new...
  3. will_505

    3 phase motor running backwards wire colours

    Hi all. Yesterday I wired in my 3 phase compressor to run off our 53kva generator. I just need to know which colour cable is for which phase as I'm not sure. Cables I've got are: brown, blue, black and green/yellow. I've currently got brown wired into live 1, blue into live 2, black into live 3...
  4. M

    American Phase Colours

    Hi, Looking for advise on industrial phase colours.
  5. rhartz

    Led strips now red or green colours

    I've fitted some led lights with power supply and mi light controller, they were working fine and all colours could be seen, then for some reason red and green just stopped showing and i can only go white, yellows and blues. I turned it off at the mains and when i turned it back on i changed the...
  6. N

    Accenta alarm pir cable colours

    My pir cables are red+ Black - Yellow blue alarm or relay Yellow green tamper However one has different colours Blue Blue white Orange Orange white Brown Brown white Can anyone tell me what these should be
  7. D

    cooker hood extractor, old and new wiring colours

    i am replacing my cooker extractor motor, the old unit has red, white, grey, blue wires,, the new has red, white brown, black, please help, both are 3 speed,, is there a set order for numbers 1, 2 and 3 speeds, in regards to the wire colour. thanks dazza
  8. erergwerg

    How to re wire light with 4 wire colours

    Hello, please can someone help me. I was removing a fan attached to a light and putting in a new light. Theres 4 colour wires - which wires go where? I have attached a photo. Thanks!
  9. timhoward

    Mix of old and new colours for singles for same circuit

    New one for me... Commercial building (museum), 3 phase board 16A MCB, 3 x 2.5mm singles run in 20mm conduit, ending up at an FCU. All fine. The singles are red, blue, and yellow/green. Red is used for L1, Blue is used for N My gut reaction is that this is just too confusing and needs sorting...
  10. B

    Which conductor colours to use?

    If sleeving conductors at both ends, does it really matter which underlying conductor colour is being used for what? Background is that I’m installing an electric boiler into a commercial building for a charity. The boiler is single phase, 12KW, 63 amps rated with 10mm conductors specified. The...
  11. L

    Wire colours help...

    I’m changing a outside light for a ring floodlight, when I’ve taken the existing light off it reveals a brown, yellow and blue wire. I’m assuming the brown is live, blue neutral and yellow earth?? Just confused as I expected a yellow and green for earth??? Can anyone advise??? Thanks
  12. M

    Wiring Colours

    Hello, I am replacing a dimmer switch in my house. In the switch there are the following wires: red (connected), yellow (connected), and blue (not connected). Could someone please advise what each is as, in the switch, I can not see any lettering saying which pole is which. I am attaching a photo.
  13. freddo

    New forum colours

    What has happened to the forum colours? The contrast is really poor now between text and all the background colours? I'm having difficulty reading it!
  14. C

    LED Swapping colours when switched on/off

    Hi Good morning, i have just replaced 2 old dowlighters with LED ones, however, one is bright white and one is soft white(like a glow), the other problem is they swap over when switched on/off at the switch? any help greatly appreciated.
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    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  15. J

    Wiring colours in uk

    I am Uk based: I have brown, blue and black wire on the extractor fan. From the power source I have brown, grey and black wires... please how I connect them to the extractor. All help be great.. thank you
  16. S

    what do these 380v wiring colours mean, I want to use with a 220v vfd. it may have had speed control

    Hello, I am a woodworker who has got a large old power feed, its 380v and i want someone to rewire to a 220v vfd for me, can someone please tell me what these old colour codes mean. I bought the machine in Scotland.I can't find any easy diagrams online.I think its a good few years old.Thank you...
  17. D

    UK How to attach ceiling light clear wires

    How do attach this ceiling light? The wires are all identical, clear, no colours, numbers or codes. Please see pic. Thanks
  18. G

    Old Cable colours

    Hi all Any regs that allow use of old colour cable ie-- red and black if sleeved with new colours (brown blue) Just found full drum of 10mm in back of my garage and be great if can use it and sleeve to new colours
  19. M

    Armoured Cable Colours Question

    I need to run an SWA cable to get power to a cabin. I have a 4mm 3 core cable, cores are brown, black and grey. Is that OK, live brown, neutral black and earth grey with green/yellow sleeve over. Thanks Mick
  20. S

    For Sale Tri Rated Cable (Vaious Sizes & Colours)

    Hi all, I've got a load of old stock on tri-rated cable to shift: 0.5mm £7 per drum 300m x 0.5mm White 500m x 0.5mm Violet 100m x 0.5mm Yellow 0.75mm £9 per drum 100m x 0.75mm Red 1mm £10 per drum 200m x 1mm White 1.5mm £14 per drum 1000m x 1.5mm Violet 400m x 1.5mm White 200m x 1.5mm...

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