mbrooke
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Whats with URD having a yellow neutral? Or people pulling yellow THHN or XHHW in their service conductors?
Yellow Neutral
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Buck Parrish
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I just saw a yellow one on a pool cover switch.
mbrooke
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mikeames
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Start at 5:30 not sure this makes sense but its his explanation. Basically for use on a service utility side and and load side. Dual or multiple use such as a neutral or an EGC depending on application re-identify with appropriate color.
ptonsparky
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We change to white once we change conductor type. I don't know of anyone having an issue with this procedure.
ETA: White if used as a grounded conductor or Green if used as an Equipment Ground.
ETA: White if used as a grounded conductor or Green if used as an Equipment Ground.
junkhound
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LOL! when I read the title - reminded me of a mentor 50 years ago telling me about 3 phase trouble shooting: - ' you can tell if there are a lot of harmonics if the white wire is brown or yellow'
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ptonsparky
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Or poorly terminated.
Buck Parrish
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It was coming out the back of a 120 volt pool cover enclosed switch. The line was blk/wht , the load blk/wht forward - red / yellow backwards
There is nothing I know of in the NESC that talks about color codes much less yellow for a Neutral.
Seems like they just picked yellow.
They should just use white or light grey, the code used to refer to 'natural grey' as that was the color of the untreated cloth covering.
I doubt any linemen would complain about yellow going away as a neutral.
Seems like they just picked yellow.
They should just use white or light grey, the code used to refer to 'natural grey' as that was the color of the untreated cloth covering.
I doubt any linemen would complain about yellow going away as a neutral.
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