I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <B47A89AEC4538744B9D94 [email protected]>) about 'Wire Colors' on Tue, 3 Jun 2003: >I have a customer that wants to remove the power plug (and IEC 309 >style) from our equipment and connect the wires to a power distribution >system beneath the computer floor. This distribution system uses an IEC >style "din rail" type of barrier strip where one inserts the bare wire >into a hole and tightens two screws to affix the wire. > >My device is rated 200-240V single phase. When the plug is removed you >have a blue, brown and green/yellow conductor. The power source is a >208V leg (two phase?) drop with two black wires. The electrician refuses >to connect the blue (neutral) wire from the power cord to a black >(phase) wire. How can I resolve this. Regardless of whether we are >talking blue/brown or black/white, the white and blue are identified as >neutral. Because we allow 200-240V single phase this does not preclude >the use of 208V phase to phase input. > >Suggestions/Comments
The simplest solution may be to change the power cord, unless the electrician will accept black shrink sleeves over the blue and brown wires. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
