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[lytnin]

Where did you get the little LED number screens on top of your PSU's? And are they measuring voltage? Or current draw?

I got ones similar to these.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-DC-2-5-30V-Waterproof-Digital-Red-LED-Battery-Meter-Auto-Car-Gauge-Voltmeter-/132039925015?hash=item1ebe315d17:g:6TkAAOSw5cNYWNY2

 

[cdjazman]

I am pretty sure they are these ones.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/351854795305

Just glued them to the side.

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[cdjazman]

I am pretty sure they are these ones.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/351854795305

Just glued them to the side.

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Oh and measuring voltage.

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[Kitman]

I don't want to rain on your parade, but the standard colour for ac wiring is active = brown and neutral = blue
Might as well do it right the first time
easy way to remember is bRown = Red
bLack = bLue


red and black are used for ac in fixed wiring. Red is active in ac like positive in dc.

Easy way that I remember which was shown to me by my previous employer is Active = Warm colours Red / Brown and Neutral = Cool colours Black / Blue.

 

[cdjazman]

Ok so wrong on the US power cord wire colours.

Any ideas on which colour where on this?

It is a bit thicker than standard AU power cord.

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[scamper]

I really have no idea on what the "norm" is, but I would always use green for earth, then you have black which is normally negative in dc or neutral in hard wiring of a house, then that just leaves white, which in lighting in a house would be the switched active. So white = active.
But that is just what my logic tells me ???

 

[cdjazman]

Yeah I was thinking green for earth color..... i think i will go with black for neutral and white for active.....

 

[prof]

I thought it was the opposite - Black is the active or hot wire

 

[Charl Marais]

Prof, you are indeed correct.

Black is live or active or phase.
White is neutral.
Green is earth or ground.

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/reference/chpt-2/wiring-color-codes-infographic/


Regards and be safe.

 

[scamper]

Interesting reading, and good to know. I suppose seeing as they drive on the right side of the road it makes sense that they use the opposite colours to everyone else :

 

[cdjazman]

Interesting reading, and good to know. I suppose seeing as they drive on the right side of the road it makes sense that they use the opposite colours to everyone else :

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[the grinch]

Yeah definitely interesting to know wiring colors and schemes are different in other countries but would still recommend doing the aussie way for safety reasons 8)

 

[cdjazman]

OK so have used the thicker gauge wire and gone with the Australian version on the colors.

 

[David_AVD]

Ummm... Australia is green/yellow, blue and brown. Green, white and black are the US colours.

 

[cdjazman]

Ummm... Australia is green/yellow, blue and brown. Green, white and black are the US colours.

Yeah we sell Lenovo and IBM gear and sometimes get US powercords which just get thrown away. Being thicker I decided to use them.

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