The european 230v 50hz supply consists of 3 wires like the us. The following requirements on wire color.
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European wiring diagram. Wiring color codes in canada. The following tables describe the device and show the symbol by area of usage. Triple pole breaker may be used to also protect. Common schematicwiring diagram symbols used throughout various parts of the world. Cenelec en 50 013. Din 40700 to 40717.
The graphical symbols were taken from the following standards. 6 wiring color codes in europe iec for dc supply. The ac power cable color code is nearly similar to the code used in the usa except exclusion of bare copper from ground wire. Wire colors in those diagrams should be labeled with abbreviations youll be able to understand. The purpose of this document is to provide a simple cross reference of common schematicwiring diagram symbols used throughout various parts of the world. Iec 617 1 to 617 8.
Main breaker protects both hot leads. By the way color codes for electrical wiring are defined in din 47 002. Over the years ive heard many explanations for why some technicians choose not to work on european vehicles. Cross reference mz081001en effective november 2013. The canadian electrical code cec regulates electrical wiring color coding in canada. The following tables describe the device and show the symbol by area of usage.
Double pole main circuit breaker protects both the hot and the neutral leads. European wiring diagrams may look strange and incomprehensible. 230v 50hz is obtained between the hot and neutral lead. But theyre not so tough to understand when the underlying standards are explained. 1 hot 1 neutral and 1 safety ground. Circuit block schematic diagrams.
But just in case you run across a diagram with the orig inal wiring color codes use the wire colors key at left to sort things out.
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