Re: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

I would wire the low voltage (i.e. 110V side) using the house wiring
convention: Green (or, preferably, green with yellow stripe) is chassis
safety ground, white is Neutral, red/black/blue/any color for Hot.  This
convention works nicely for both 120 and 240V, and if anyone else looks
inside, it will seem familiar.

Use a different color for the "always hot" and the "switched hot"

On the HV side, it will be determined by the wire you've got (I hope its not
green).

Then, whatever color coding you use, write it out or print it and paste it
to the inside of the access cover....

In CE countries, brown and blue are popular for the two leads (instead of
black and white).

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Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> Hi All,
>         I a not sure if this has been addressed before, but I have not
seen it
> as far as I can remember.
>         Do Tesla coils follow House wiring color code (White=neutral,
> Black/red=hot, green = ground) or do they follow the
Auto/Radio/Stereo/TV
> color code (Black=ground, red/white=hot, green= not as hot )?  Are there
any
> hard and fast rules? Do they vary with country? Does a portable(moveable)
coil
> have different rules than a hard-wired one?
>         How about the internals of mobile/portable control panels? If the
color
> code switches at some point, where in the chain from Wall socket to Tesla
> secondary does/should the changeover take place?
> I am ready to wire up my new 3.6 KVA console which is built into a
roll-around
> cabinet (~ 24x18X60).
> Thanx,
> Matt D.
>
>