The Picture below called Switch Loop.
CEILING BOX
12-2 WIRE
(WITH GROUND)
WHITE WIRE WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL
TAPE END SHOW BEING
USED BLACK (HOT) WIRE.com
. Wires that are black and
red are always hot.
When using white wire this special way, paint the wire insulation black (or tape with black tape) at
both ends where joins hot terminal another hot wire. This identifies hot wire.
Chart Shows Color Coding Wires and Terminal Screws
For Switches, Outlets, Light Fixtures
Color Wire
White
Black
Red
Green
Bare Wire
Color Terminal
Screw
Silver White
Brass
Brass
Green
Electrical
Box Ground
Hot Neutral
or Grounding Wire
Neutral Wire
Hot Wire
Hot Wire
Grounding Wire
Grounding Wire
COLOR CODING WIRE WITH ONE EXCEPTION
Up this point have assumed that white wire always neutral wire.EngineeringEBooksPdf. example of
this shown the picture below.Color Coding Wires, Screw Terminals, Etc.
The one exception the rule the power source first goes thru the light fixture and then the
switch, you have use white wire hot black wire. But one situation offers exception this color coding.
12-2 WIRE
(WITH GROUND)
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GROUND WIRES
GROUND
WIRE
WHITE WIRE WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL
TAPE END SHOW BEING
USED BLACK (HOT) WIRE
