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THEMETALBOXES, PLASTICITDOESNOT, SEEPAGE6AND7FOR
MORE HOW THE GROUND WIRE WORKS PLASTIC BOXES.
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Connect the black wire the brass-colored terminal on
switches, receptacles, sockets, fuse boxes, and the black
wires pull chain fixtures., and the white wire all
lighting fixtures.EngineeringEBooksPdf. Connect the silver light-colored
terminal all receptacles, etc.
NEVER CONNECT THE BLACK (HOT) WIRE THE
WHITE (NEUTRAL) WIRE. Again—never hook the hot wire!
WHITE WIRE ATTACHED
TO WHITE SILVER
TERMINAL SCREW (
CIRCUIT
BREAKER BOX
BLACK WIRE ATTACHED
TO BRASS TERMINAL SCREW
12-2 WIRE '
(WITH GROUND)
CEILING BOX
GROUND WIRE ATTACHED
TO GREEN HEX GROUNDING
TERMINAL SCREW
•ONTHISPAGEWESHOWUSINGMETALWALLANDMETALCEILING
BOXES. THE WIRING PLASTIC AND METAL BOXES THE SAME,
EXCEPTFORTHE GROUNDWIRE.com
. The white (neutral ground
wire—also called the "continuous wire") grounded the
electric service switch.WIRING COLOR GUIDE
c WHITE WIRE nfutral
BLACK WIRE tor
• 11111 RED WIRE hot
BARE WIRE ground wire
How the Home Electrical System Works
WIRE NUT GUIDE
a
mat
NUT
USE RED WIRE NUTS
WHERE WIRE NUTS ARE
USED THIS PAGE
INCLUDING GROUND WIRES
FROM
POWER
SOURCE
Color coding wire
• The black wire HOT
• The white wire NEUTRAL
Etch this wiring rule your memory and keep there
