Canadian Electrical Code

Rule 4-032 3 a

4-032 Identification of insulated conductors

For 1-phase AC or DC 2-wire circuits, the colour coding must be 1 black and 1 red, or 1 black and 1 white (or white with a coloured stripe per Rule 4-...

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