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    Aug 1, 2007, 10:35 AM
    Matching color-coded wires on a light fixture
    Hello, I am installing a light fixture (I;m in the U.S.) and the box has a black and a white wire plus the ground wire, but my (European?) light fixture has blue, brown, and yellow-green. Can someone advise me on which wire should connect to the white and which to the black? Thank you for helping.
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    Aug 1, 2007, 03:48 PM
    Blue is neutral, or white. Brown is hot or black, and yellow green is bare or green
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    Aug 2, 2007, 10:24 AM
    Thank you for your help!
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