Extension Cord Color Diagram. Cut the old plug and slice the jacket. People use them to extend the reach of cords powering lamps and other appliances.
First cut off the damaged plug. So you dont have to throw away that old extension cord even if one of its prongs is broken. 3 phase phase 1 brown 3 phase phase 2 orange 3 phase phase 3 yellow neutral gray ground green green with yellow stripe or bare wire fig.
Brown orange and yellow are used for 480 vac.
You obviously are talking about the colors of the insulation on the wires in a cord connected to a standard 125 volt ac 15 or 20 amp single phase electrical plug. Usa electrical cable colors. This neat little device solves three problems that i usually come across when experimenting or. Positive the wire for the positive current is red.