Harmonised colours

[omega]

Hi, with regard's to the new harmonised colours, am I correct in believing that old cables with the old colours can no longer be used, even if they are wrapped with the correct colour insulating tape to identify the conductors. I've seen this practice taking place but i'm certain this is no longer acceptable under current regs

 

[GLENNSPARK]

iv'e still got a ruck of heat shrink red and black. if the IET/EU think i'm going to bin it and lose all those pennies i spent buying it, then they can stick their "harmonic colours up their respective, coll ective arses.

well that links for pvc tel....they do it in 2mm, 4mm and 6mm...
they probably have heatshrink in there n all....

 

[telectrix]

when iv'e run out of red/black, then i'll consider buying the new crappy colours.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I've told you lot before about these harmonised colours.
It's to stop electricians with Red/Blue colour blindness from getting confused and wiring up things wrong.
One can always differentiate between Brown/Blue/Black.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i`v even got a load of old colour sleaving i tend to keep in the toolbag.....it always comes in...

 

[snowhead]

I've heard Harmonisation has been so successfull they are going to harmonise traffic lights as Brown/Black/Grey

 

[Knobhead]

I’m bored with these colours, can’t we change them again?

Canadian?

Function​	label​	Color, common​
Protective ground​	PG​	green or green-yellow​
Neutral​	N​	white​
Line, single phase​	L​	black or red (2nd hot)​
Line, 3-phase​	L1​	red​
Line, 3-phase​	L2​	black​
Line, 3-phase​	L3​	blue​

American?

Function​	label​	Color, common​	Color, alternative​
Protective ground​	PG​	bare, green, or green-yellow ​	green​
Neutral​	N​	white​	grey​
Line, single phase​	L​	black or red (2nd hot)​	​
Line, 3-phase​	L1​	black​	brown​
Line, 3-phase​	L2​	red​	orange​
Line, 3-phase​	L3​	blue​	yellow​

 

[telectrix]

so it beggars the question. whynot harmonise with USA, canada, oz. why harmonise with frogs and krauts that don't even speak the same language, or even use the same colours that we have harmonised to?

 

[Guest55]

^^^ you want to harmonize with usa !!!???
are you mad ???!!!

dont answer that lol.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I'd quite happily harmonise with the Germans.
They are one of the few people in this foooked up world that can actually achieve something now & again.

 

[Guest55]

just dont mention the war lol.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

caus they DONT LIKE IT UP EM!!

 

[Silly Sausage]

I've had a few chats about 'The War' with Germans, they're cool.
Must have missed the Neo-Nazis though....thank foock!

 

[Stroppy]

^^^ you want to harmonize with usa !!!???
are you mad ???!!!

dont answer that lol.

God forbid! If we did that we would have to go back to the stupid imperial measurements, where things are measured in fractions of some chap's thumb or foot.