Changes

Wiring an Electrical Light Switch

1,203 bytes added, 23:16, 2 August 2014
The following lines were added (+) and removed (-):
 == Conventions ===== Brown and Blue wires on a fixture ===In Europe sometimes a light is wired with a brown and blue.* EU: Blue = neutral (US: white)* EU: Brown = hot/line (US: black)* EU: Green/Yellow = ground (US: green or bare copper)To wire a fixture in EU for US blue to white, black to brown and green to green/yellow.  Keep in mind voltage differences.  LED lights with an auto switching transformer are sometimes manufactured for AC 90 - 265V so are compatible with both US and EU voltage standards.In Europe, the hot wire is known as the "line" wire, sometimes represented by the letter "L" on a fixture.  === 4 wire Romex ===Also known as 3 way Romex, which can be used for a 3-way switch.  It can also be used for 220v applications where there are two hot wires, one in phase and one out of phase.  For 220v wiring, the red wire is the hot wire for one 120-volt phase, the black wire is hot for the other 120-volt phase.  This is NOT THE SAME as wiring a 3-way switch.  Do not confuse the two possible allocations of this type of Romex.  In a 3-way switch using 4 wire Romex, the "Red" is the common which carries voltage just as "Black" does, as they are both hot.
Bureaucrat, administrator
16,192
edits