Don't we live in a strange world Pauluk.

Instead of standardising wiring colours we seem to be changing them every 20 or 30 years or so for the sake of changing it.

Who invents these new "harmonised" colours anyway. [Linked Image]

It looks more logical to me that any Ø colour or colour of danger is something like RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, PURPLE, BROWN, WHITE, PINK and a colour for neutral or earth are BLACK, BLUE, GREEN perhaps.

It can only create more confusion, especially with people moving around a lot more freely around different countries.

Ok, electricians will have to deal with regulations and will need to know the local code if going abroad, but the normal home owner who has to replace a plug on a damaged power lead, will probaly have more chances of wiring up something wrong.

The product of rotation, excitation and flux produces electricty.