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What were the old 3 Phase Colours in Ireland?

  • 06-11-2009 1:10am
    #1
    Solair
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    I was just curious what were the old Irish 3-phase colours, before the introduction of the current harmonised European Blue (N), Brown (L1), Black (L2), Grey (L3).


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  • #2
    pieface_ie
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    N=Black P1=Red P2=Yellow P3=Blue


  • #3
    Solair
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    I'm pretty sure I came across an interim colour code that used blue as neutral and brown as a phase, but wasn't the current CENELEC standard for the other two phases.

    Brown, Red & Yellow ?


  • #4
    51fun
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭51fun


    Neutral:Blue
    L1:Brown
    L2:Red
    L3:Yellow

    Before they were changed to this they were as Pieface said

    Neutral:Black
    L1:Red
    L2:Yellow
    L3:Blue


  • #5
    2011
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    51fun, you are correct. The first phase colours you show did not last for long for some reason.


  • #6
    Solair
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    I suppose that they had to change the three phase colours when they implemented the harmonised European colours for single phase, quite a long time before the UK did.

    It'd have been very confusing if blue was a phase in 3phase SMS them neutral on single phase in the same installation!

    The brown, black & grey phase colours were kinda the least worst option as they clashed with the fewest European systems.


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  • #7
    Steve
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    Wasn't it the case that when the new standards came in that they only specified that L1=Brown, N=Blue, PE=Green/yellow and it didn't matter what L2 and L3 were as long as they weren't blue or g/y?


  • #8
    Solair
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    So that's why they were puce & tangerine!!


  • #9
    Steve
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    Solair wrote: »
    So that's why they were puce & tangerine!!
    Ah come on, they're not actual colours, they are things my OH says are colours with great conviction and no room for discussion as I'm always wrong!! :D

    What's next? Phase colours are going to be "autumn", "summer sky" and "burnt charcoal"??? :D


  • #10
    .G.
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    Steve wrote: »
    Ah come on, they're not actual colours, they are things my OH says are colours with great conviction and no room for discussion as I'm always wrong!! :D

    What's next? Phase colours are going to be "autumn", "summer sky" and "burnt charcoal"??? :D

    With some sparky's in this country you might often end up with "Burnt" phase colours:D


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