IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE UK

[plugwash]

please post on the electrics outside the uk forum and clearly state where you are from

or find a forum specific to electrics in your country

most people here are in the uk and if you follow advice from this forum outside of the uk it may be noncompliant or even plain dangerous

mods can this topic be stickied please

what really inspired this was the following stark warning by Septic (over on the screwfix forums)

> BUT I MUST WARN
> PEOPLE I HAVE WORKED ON ITALIAN SHIPS WHERE THEY USE
> BROWN ON A THREE CORE CABLE AS EARTN.

 

[ZenStalinist]

See why colour harmonization might be good after all?

At least we won't be telling Italians to connect live to earth in the future!