Is this wired correctly?

[icarusza]

I'm replacing an outside motion light and forgot to note the order of colours of the outgoing light. Do the wires below make sense? The left and right sockets are labelled 250. I can't read the middle one.

 

[Harmonic]

Assuming the light is wired correctly on the other side, brown is live and blue is neutral so all good. I am not an electrician though

 

[MentellusMaximus]

Turn it on and let us know.

 

[DapperDanMan]

BZZZZZZZZZT.

 

[lkpat]

All good.

 

[icarusza]

Well it's working, but yeah, the lack of labelling and difference in wire colours is unsettling.

 

[Broo]

Google is your friend.

 

[krieg]

Well it's working, but yeah, the lack of labelling and difference in wire colours is unsettling.

Old wire is old colours, new wire is semi new colours. You can put heat shrink sleaving over the old wire with the new colours if it bothers you. Make sure you seal the hole in the back.

 

[Broo]

Seems to be huge differences from country to country.

 

[W@P]

Google is your friend.

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LMAO I literally used the exact same pic I googled when changing the fluorescent globes in the garage to LED tubes in the week. Had to rewire the fitting.

 

[dabbler]

Seems to be huge differences from country to country.

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According to this chart the 3-phase column section is correct for our wiring, but the single phase is not as we use brown (L) and blue (N).

 

[PowerFactor]

According to this chart the 3-phase column section is correct for our wiring, but the single phase is not as we use brown (L) and blue (N).

When did we start using brown and blue as the standard?

 

[krieg]

When did we start using brown and blue as the standard?

Since the nineties or even earlier, was to align with the European standard.

 

[soulie]

(red/brown =live ,blue/black =neutral ,green/green and yellow =earth ,only applicable with cabtyre,)surfix and any housewiring red/live,black in its entirety is allways neutral,blue is switched.
then you have to wire up a prewired daylight switch from china .....

 

[PowerFactor]

I have checked the SANS book and it is still red and black for AC.

 

[soulie]

I have checked the SANS book and it is still red and black for AC.

Yes red,black,green or bare, cabtyre is as above, blue/brown, thats one of the reasons why you maynot use cabtyre in a db board ever as blue is switched ie lightswitch to light.

 

[soulie]

According to this chart the 3-phase column section is correct for our wiring, but the single phase is not as we use brown (L) and blue (N).

only applicable to cabtyre which falls outside of the regs ,house wiring is allways red and black with green,greenyellow or bare as earth .all cables for single phase house wiring is also according to standards .blue is switched in house wiring as well as white sometimes .