For ITE (60950-1) and A/V (60065) products a question of color came up
today.
I told an ODM they had to use Brown (Line), Blue (Neutral), and
Green/Yellow (PE) colors for AC Mains wiring inside the product. They
replied that the current standard does not require Brown and Blue. I
looked in my several years old copies of the standards (UL, CSA, IEC)
and the only color I can find is Green/Yellow for Protective Earth.
For years I have been requiring and getting AC Mains within a product to
be Brown, Blue, Green/Yellow. For whatever reason, this just that way it
was and everybody knew it and used those colors.
Since I cannot find that requirement in either of the standards, can
anyone tell my why I have been insisting on them all these years? Where
does the requirement come from? BFIF, I also recall that UL accepts
Brown, Blue, and Green/Yellow within domestic products. So where does
that that allowance/acceptance come from?
This is not for external power cords, but hook-up wire inside the product.
I am looking for page, paragraph, and rule - something in writing just
so I know that I have not been on the happy wagon all these years.
Here's to hoping someone can tell me I have not been dreaming all this time.
Regards,
Scott
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