What's wrong with this then?????????????

[tim west]

Yellow was always associated with 110v not 230v or have things changed so much these days/

 

[plugwash]

as others have said yellow is the "commando plug" color code for 110V and its common practice to carry this code through into the leads but iI've never seen it stated as a requirement to do so.

MK (under the duraplug name) used yellow for RCD protected 13A 240V leads at one stage, not sure if they still do.

 

[The Dentist]

It dosent really matter what colour the sheath of the cable is, as long as the conductors are corrrectly identified within, and the correct plug/socket for the intended voltage is used

 

[Spark123]

It's probably advisable to have the cable a colour that stands out against its background in some instances, such as lawn mowers are probably better with bright orange cables which stand out against grass.

 

[securespark]

I made a 240 lead up in yellow for my F-on-L because it is easier to eyeball in the garden...

 

[tim west]

On building sites years ago you only had yellow cables used for temporary installations, no other colours were acceptable. Maybe times have changed?