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Question
State the colour coding of wires in the flexible lead used for connecting the appliances to the mains in a house circuiting.
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Solution
The flexible lead has three wires with insulation of different colours. The red (or brown) is for live, the black (or light blue) is for neutral and the green (or yellow) is for earth connections.
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