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    Aug 7, 2008, 06:57 PM
    Wiring color code
    In a 4 wire 240V electric cable I have the color code Red-Black-Blue-Orange. Which is the Neutral and which is the ground wires here.
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    Aug 7, 2008, 06:59 PM
    Country?
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    Aug 8, 2008, 04:17 AM
    Red and Black are usually hot, In Europe blue may be neutral, and ground is usually green or green with yellow. This doesn't Sound? Like a power cable.
    Can you read manufacturers Name and Cable type on cable?
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    Aug 8, 2008, 03:48 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by firstmag63
    In a 4 wire 240V electric cable I have the color code Red-Black-Blue-Orange. Which is the Neutral and which is the ground wires here.
    You could always ring them out. Grounding wire will ring to the metal case( org) the

    Load will have a resistance between two conductors (blk/red) the neutral will have a

    Different resistance between itself and two conductors(blue)
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