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Understanding Electrical Wire Color Codes

Ready to cross that electrical project off your to-do list? Understand wiring color codes so you can finish the job safely.
Ethernet cables are not exactly exciting. After all, they all look the same. One thing you might notice, though, is that they come in a variety of colors, like blue, yellow, red, green, gray, and even ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Color coding is really nothing new--radio component manufacturers started doing it in the 1920s.
On any given project, choosing the appropriate colors for conductors during installation facilitates maintenance and enhances troubleshooting efforts later on. The universal language of colors ...
Blue Ethernet cables aren’t any different from other colors. Different tones are only handy when you’re using multiple cables ...