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Introduction to Wiring Diagrams
Objectives-Week 1
• Identify wire colour coding (grounded and
ungrounded wires)
• Identify the basic symbols used for wiring
diagrams
• Draw a basic wiring diagram
• List CEC rules for colour coding of wires
The Need for Communication
F ──────── S ──────────
Voltage Supply Control Device Load
The Schematic Diagram
Two-wire:
one black ("hot" phase conductor)
one white (grounded "identified" conductor)
one bare (equipment bonding conductor)
Or
one black ("hot" phase conductor)
one red ("hot" phase conductor)
one bare (equipment bonding conductor)
Three-wire:
one black ("hot" phase conductor)
one white (grounded "identified” conductor)
one red ("hot" phase conductor)
one bare (equipment bonding conductor)
Basic Symbols
Duplex Receptacle
Basic Symbols (cont’d)
Outlet Enclosure
Learning Objectives
• Use of identified conductor
• Identify proper terminal connections
• Draw wiring diagrams for various
arrangements of a receptacle light and switch
• Identify bonding requirements
• List CEC rules for identified conductors,
terminal connections and bonding
requirements
4-036-Use of Identified Conductors
Terminals for
wire connection
are identified as AUTOMATIC BONDING
TO METALLIC BOXES
brass for hot
HIDDEN FROM VIEW IS THE
and silver for GREEN HEXAGON SCREW TO
ATTACH THE BONDING WIRE
identified
conductors. GROUNDING SLOT
Wiring a Single Receptacle
10-808
Category 1 14-508
AC/DC General-Use Snap Switch
AC or DC circuits
Resistive loads
Inductive loads limited to ½ current rating
Marked with “T” tungsten loads limited to
current rating
Marked for horsepower limited to current
rating
Toggle Switches (cont’d)
Category 2 14-510
Category 3 14-512
• AC only
• Resistive and inductive loads not to exceed 347
volts
Toggle Switch Types