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Originally Posted by Steven
..................Hello Tez. I'm from Canada and in Direct Current application, black wire are usually linked to reference point or ground. BUT NOT IN AC. In AC, it's the green wire, the white wire being the common return of the AC, not linked to the ground. The black wire is the "alive" wire, don't ground it at any cost before measuring it with a voltmeter first. Of course, there are different color coding then North American, but be really sure before, an electrician advice is always the best to do.
Namaste, Steven
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Hi Steven, Colours of wires must be totally different between our two countries,
the following colour codes are for Australian Use ONLY
Yes i know the wiring colours for both AC and DC here in Australia.
DC - Positive is Red, Negative is Black.
AC - Earth is green or can also be Green and Yellow, Neutral is Black or also can be Blue, Active is Red or can also be Brown.
I just had this thought that a few years ago i had read somewhere that the AC Neutral (Black) was now being tied to earth.
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ALL HOUSEHOLD WIRING AND REPAIRS MUST BE ONLY CARRIED OUT BY A LICENCED ELECTRICIAN.
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