Strip a half inch of sheath from each of the smaller wires. For example any three core 3ce or four core 4ce power cable bought in australia would follow the above colour codes.
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Three phase plug wiring diagram australia. The difference between single phase three phase electrical wiring. Australia also have a different wiring colour standard. Posted through admin from january 4 2014. The internal wiring of equipment may come with european colour codes brown gray black blue this is permissible by as 3000. It is designed for three phase applications and is rated at 16 a 250 v400 v. The usa have their own wiring colours for electrical circuits black red and blue are used for 208 vac three phase.
Single phase power is commonly called. Brown orange and yellow are used for 480 vac. Electrical wiring with 3 phase plug wiring diagram australia image size 650 x 340 px and to view image details please click the image. The difference between three phase and single phase is primarily in the voltage that is received through each type of wire. The uks new cable colours for plugs are now harmonise with europes power cable colours for ac dc. These colours are strongly advised but not mandatory.
Strip 2 inches of plastic sheath from the wire. The socket will accept types 11 12 21 and 23 single phase plugs the europlug and types 15 and 23 three phase plugs. Twist the exposed copper section of each of the three wires into a tight bunch. Wiring diagram for a three phase plug. There is no such thing as two phase power which is a surprise to some people. The type 25 plug and socket has 3 rectangular pins 4 mm x 5 mm plus 2 flat pins for l2 and l3.
There should be three smaller wires within the sheath.