As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

In article ,
Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

I think it was in at least one country, before harmonisation of colours,
Germany used Red for earth

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On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:03:50 +0100, charles
wrote:

In article ,
Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

I think it was in at least one country, before harmonisation of colours,
Germany used Red for earth

Was that country Scotland :-)

On 26/08/2017 12:58, Scott wrote:

As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?


Green then later green/yellow has always been the colour for a
protective conductor (earth or bonding).

However you may find Cream colour insulation on functional earth[1]
conductors (which are normally only found in comms and audio
distribution circuits rather than power)

[1] Usually a "clean" earth for noise suppression purposes.

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On 26/08/2017 16:11, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/08/2017 12:58, Scott wrote:

As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth.* I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow.* Was white ever used to represent earth?


Green then later green/yellow has always been the colour for a
protective conductor (earth or bonding).

However you may find Cream colour insulation on functional earth[1]
conductors (which are normally only found in comms and audio
distribution circuits rather than power)

[1] Usually a "clean" earth for noise suppression purposes.


And most RCBOs:-)

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Adam

On 26/08/2017 12:58, Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?



Not as sleeving. See John's reply about functional earth colours.

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Adam

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:58:55 UTC+1, Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/tex...s-infographic/

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 16:11:40 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
However you may find Cream colour insulation on functional earth[1]
conductors (which are normally only found in comms and audio
distribution circuits rather than power)
[1] Usually a "clean" earth for noise suppression purposes.

Or for earth recall on switchboards or party lines.

Owain

On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:03:50 +0100, charles wrote:

In article ,
Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving on
the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

I think it was in at least one country, before harmonisation of colours,
Germany used Red for earth

Silly Sods!

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Maybe it was just a local thing. It could be ptfe sleeving of course.
Brian

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"Scott" wrote in message
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As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:58:55 UTC+1, Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

Most likely someone just didn't have the right sleeving to hand.


NT

On 27/08/2017 01:08, wrote:
On Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:58:55 UTC+1, Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

Most likely someone just didn't have the right sleeving to hand.


NT

I have found that white seems to colour used to earth appliances where
there is heat, e.g. ovens.

On 27/08/2017 11:48, Broadback wrote:
On 27/08/2017 01:08, wrote:
On Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:58:55 UTC+1, Scott wrote:
As a corollary to my earlier thread, I have also seen white sleeving
on the earth. I thought green was used before the present green and
yellow. Was white ever used to represent earth?

Most likely someone just didn't have the right sleeving to hand.


NT

I have found that white seems to colour used to earth appliances where
there is heat, e.g. ovens.

I've found in the past that heat resistant green/yellow sleeving isn't
stocked by my usual sources - eg TLC - so I confess to having used white.

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