25 Jul
2000
25 Jul
'00
2:31 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: PDP 8/e power wires
>
> > White is "hot", black is "neutral" and green is ground.
Most of
the screw
> > on plugs have a legend on them or on the
package. Remember they
are
> > designed for people who have no training to
install.
>
> I always thought that the "usual" color code for electrical wiring
was
> BLACK is HOT, WHITE is NEUTRAL, and green is
ground. Am I
remembering it
That's how I've always wired US stuff. It's also how all such
equipment
_including_ DEC machines seems to have been wired at
the factory, and
how
the service manuals/prints show it.
Which standard is it just as a matter of interest? Sounds a bit silly
to me
Aust standards (current) are Active - Brown Neutral - Blue Ground -
Green with Yellow Tracer
The old spec (pre 1975? - somewhen around there) was Active - Red
Neutral - Black Ground - Green,
which I always considered sensible.
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
ICQ: 1970476
wrong? or is the PDP 8/e backwards from
everything else?
No, DEC used the standard colour codes here.