"MB" wrote in
:

I have a 1993 German book for d-i-y that shows a table for wire colors
of old and new wiring. Black was and is always live. Neutral and
earth weren't always a specific color-- they could have been light
grey, beige, white or red. Our house was built in 1961 and has all of
them.

Today black is live, blue is neutral and green-yellow striped is
earth.

How come the Germans haven't joined in the "unified" colour coding then?

Are all European nations not so equal?

mike