[sdiy] Wire Colour coding

[harrybissell]

I use one color wire... then there can be no doubt (you use your meter, or your
schematics... y'did draw an accurate schematic didn't you ???)   :^P

H^) harry

John L Marshall wrote:

> Electrical house USA:
> Black = Hot 120 V
> Red = Hot 120 V (probably 180 degrees from black)
> White = Common
> Green or Bare = Ground
>
> Power Transformers:
> Red = high voltage
> Red/Yellow = center tap
> Green = filament
> Green/Yellow center tap
> Yellow = rectifier filament
>
> Interstage transformer:
> Red = B+
> Blue = plate
> Green = grid
> Black = ground
>
> Personal Computer:
> Black = ground
> Brown = +3.3 V sense
> Red = +5 V
> Orange = +3.3 V
> Yellow = +12 V
> Green = power on
> Blue = -12 V
> Violet = +5 V standby power
> Grey = power is okay
> White = -5 V
>
> This list could go on forever.
>
> Power ground, logic ground, signal ground are all different. Look in the
> archives, there have several thorough discussions on this list in the recent
> past.
>
> Take care,
> John
> www.sound-photo.com
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Reichert" <sysyphus at sympatico.ca>
> To: "'Synth-DIY list'" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:20 PM
> Subject: [sdiy] Wire Colour coding
>
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Apart from the obvious Red means +ve power, black means -ve power, green
> > means ground and white means neutral (I still don't know how that
> > differs from ground), are there any other standard wire colours for
> > specific types of lines?
> >
> > If not, does anyone here use their own colour scheme for wiring?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dave
> >
> >