Electrical Wiring Color Code Standards Malaysia. The electrical wiring colour codes followed is slightly different in every part of the world depending on the standards they follow. The main function of standards malaysia is to foster and promote standards standardisation and accreditation as a means of advancing the national economy.
In the new color code for. 3 3 features of electrical wiring electrical wiring composes of electrical equipment such as cables switch boards main switches miniature circuit breakers mcb or fuses residual current devices rcd lighting points power points lightning arrestors etc. The department of standards malaysia standards malaysia is the national standards and accreditation body of malaysia.
A 3 phase power on the other hand delivers 415 volts and comes with 4 wires 3 active wires and 1 neutral wire this means that instead of sharing one wire like a one phase wiring system each phase in a 3 phase wiring system draws its own individual power.
In many cases a bundle of these colored wires will be grouped together and sealed within a black or grey cable. International standard iec 60446 basic and safety principles for man machine interface marking and identification identification of equipment terminals conductor terminations and conductors defines basic safety principles for identifying electrical conductors by colours or numerals for example in electricity distribution wiring the standard has been withdrawn. Electrical engineers and electricians follow predefined wiring colour codes while wiring houses commercial buildings and industrial panel boards. Labeling electrical wires conduits.
