This type of cable is used to connect appliances such as lamps or extension cables to the power outlet sockets.
Old 4 core cable colours.
Multi core h07rn f wiring colours.
Normal household installation was.
Before this change old wiring colours in the uk for 2 core wire were red live black neutral and earths are either bare or yellow and green whereas with 3 core cable live red blue neutral additional yellow and earth either bare or yellow and green.
N line conductors old and new conductors.
Two core and earth cable new colours two core and earth cable old colours.
Other core colours are allowed except green and yellow.
The new coloured cables are referred to as harmonised cables the colours are harmonised across the eu.
Australia also have a different wiring colour standard.
The uk s new cable colours for plugs are now harmonise with europe s power cable colours for ac dc.
Cores should be marked as follows.
Marking inscription for identification of cores of electric cables number printing.
Brown orange and yellow are used for 480 vac.
Neutral conductors old and new conductors.
Red red white.
The usa have their own wiring colours for electrical circuits black red and blue are used for 208 vac three phase.
Pre march 2004 the uk standard for 2 core and earth cable used in single phase i e.
Standard multi core lines are available with 2 cores 3 cores 4 cores or 5 cores however some manufacturers offer rubber flexible cable variants with up to 19 conductive cores.
The flex cable flexible cord cable has three cores being live earth and neutral.
Where an addition or alteration is made to a two or three phase installation wired in the old core colours with cable to the new core colours unambiguous identification is required at the interface.