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CP5 (1998) - Amendment No.1 - Part 2 of 3

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‘Singapore Standard CP 5: 1998 “Amenciment No, 1 Alteration or addition to a d.c. installation is required at the interface. Cores shall be marked as | Neutral and mid-point conductors | Old and new conductors. M eee aioe eee ee | Phase conductors | Old and new conductors Brown or Grey, or L, | LrorL- TABLE 7E interface for additions and alterations, fled with the old cable colours Conductor marking toade, Oia conductor | New conductor otour | Making | Marking | Colour Twontenwatiedda powraran |__| Positive of twoswire circuit Red | Lt Le Brown Neate of wore cet wer | Lf kL | ce 4 7 Twos earthed de power elt Positive (of negative earthed) circuit Red Le Le Brown, Nesiv(cfogebeeatederat Bek | oa | Bln Posne(tomivecatejaeat | ser | om | | Bho Negative (of positive earthed) circuit Blue | rey be Grey Three de power et Cntr ete wes | | ue | sem saves tem outros we fu | | oe cones Postvect eerie cet wes | ue | ue | Bem Na we of tree ret Bok | | Mts Loe Negative of thres-wire circuit Blue L SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDE TO REVISED CABLE COLOUR CODE - Code of practice for electrical installations singapore SPRING Aww AwW AAA eee ee SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDE TO REVISED CABLE COLOUR CODE Based on Amendment No. 1 to SS. CP.5 Introduction The Singapore Standard CP § : 1998 Code of practice for electrical installations has changed the colour code for fixed electrical wiring. The change is made under Amendment No. 1 to 8S CP 5: 1998, ‘The Amendment aligns the colour code for fixed electrical installation in Singapore with intemational standards such as BS 7671, IEC 60446, etc. which are adopted by the majority of the European countries, Scope of colour code change The colour code change affects fixed electrical wring only and excludes any household appliances or electrical equipment that draws electricity from @ socket-outlet through a plug. OTE eee SES Purpose of this guide ‘This guide explains the colour code change and provides guidelines for colour marking in pictorial representations according to the requirements of the Amendment No. 1 to SSCP 5: 1998. Terminology In this guide, the colour code introduced in Amendment No. 1 to $$ CP 5 : 1998 is known as “new” and the old colours ‘Le. red, yellow, bive) are known as “existing” Basic requirements for colour marking Itis important to understand the basic requirements for colour marking in the Amendment No. 1 to SS CP 5: 1998 as follows Core of cables shall be identified by: ‘a. colour and/or b. lettering and/or numbering. CHANGE OF COLOUR CODE FOR IDENTIFICATION 4 ‘OF CONDUCTORS IN THREE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS CHANGE OF COLOUR CODE FOR IDENTIFICATION 5 (OF CONDUCTORS IN SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IDENTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS FOR BOTH 6 A.C. AND D.C. CIRCUITS GUIDE TO COLOUR MARKING FOR 7 THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS GUIDE TO COLOUR MARKING FOR 9 SINGLE-PHASE CIRCUITS WARNING NOTICE, 10 TIMELINE FOR THE USE OF NEW COLOUR CODE 11, ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLES. EXAMPLE 1 8 COLOUR MARKING FOR NEW CIRCUITS TO EXISTING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 2 “4 CCOLOUIR MARKING OF SINGLE-CORE PVC-SHEATHED CCABLE IN EXISTING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 3 15 TYPICAL COLOUR MARKING FOR NEW ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 4 16 ‘COLOUR MARKING OF SINGLE-CORE PVC-SHEATHED ‘CABLE IN NEW ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION. EXAMPLE 5 ” ‘SWITCHBOARD WITH INCOMING AND OUTGOING INDICATORS EXAMPLE 6 18 TYPICAL SINGLE-PHASE DISTRIBUTION BOARD WITH ‘CABLES IN NEW COLOUR CODE EXAMPLE 7 19 TYPICAL THREE-PHASE DISTRIBUTION BOARD WITH. CABLES IN NEW COLOUR CODE He) ’ nt we LEAP namo mmm wo Vange WW ow a www CONTENT ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLES EXAMPLES 20 EXAMPLE 14 26 EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WHERE RED-COLOURED CABLES, [WERE USED FOR PHASE CONDUCTORS, EXAMPLE 9 a EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WHERE YELLOW-COLOURED CABLES WERE USED FOR PHASE CONDUCTORS EXAMPLE 10 22 [EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WHERE BLUE-COLOURED CABLES WERE USED FOR PHASE CONDUCTORS EXAMPLE 11 23, EXTENSIONS OF TWO NEW THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS ‘TO AN EXISTING THREE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION EXAMPLE 12 24 CIRCUITS LABELLING OF A TYPICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARD EXAMPLE 13 25 ‘ADDING A NEW LIGHTING POINT TO AN EXISTING ‘CIRCUIT USING RED-COLOURED CABLE FOR PHASE CONDUCTOR [ADDING A NEW LIGHTING POINT TO AN EXISTING CIRCUIT USING BLUE-COLOURED CABLE FOR PHASE CONDUCTOR EXAMPLE 15 a7 REPLACING A DAMAGED SINGLE-CORE NEUTRAL. CABLE OF AN EXISTING THREE-PHASE CIRCUIT (AFTER TRANSITION PERIOD) EXAMPLE 16 29 REPLACING A DAMAGED YELLOW-COLOURED SSINGLE-CORE CABLE OF AN EXISTING THREE-PHASE CIRCUIT (AFTER TRANSITION PERIOD) EXAMPLE 17 at ‘BUSBAR COMPARTMENT OF A SWITCHBOARD CHANGE OF COLOUR CODE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS IN THREE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS For three-phase fixed electrical installations, the new colours Single-core cables that are coloured green-and-yellow for identification of three-phase conductors are brown, throughout thelr length shall only be used as a protective black and grey. The new colour for neutral conductor is conductor. blue. The green-and-yellow identification for protective conductor remains unchanged. EXISTING PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR LINE Line 2 LINE NEUTRAL GREEN-AND-YELLOW RED YELLOW BLUE BLACK NEW eee a ir LINE 3 fete ‘GREEN-AND-YELLOW ‘BROWN, BLACK, GREY BLUE j MoT T TTT WwW a CHANGE OF COLOUR CODE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS IN SINGLE-PHASE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS For single-phase fixed electrical installations, the new colours Single-core cables that are coloured green-and-yellow for identification of live conductor and neutral conductor are throughout their length shall only be used as a protective brown and blue respectively. The green-and.yellow identification conductor. for protective conductor remains unchanged. EXISTING PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR Line NEUTRAL, GREEN-AND-VELLOW RED BLACK Gea iT Pein (GREEN-AND-YELLOW BROWN, BLUE 7} ww ° yet IDENTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS FOR BOTH A.C. AND D.C. CIRCUITS Prec contcrs conadeion Phas sae Cra 4 Nentltongesarer Merson «lo tmotemeren scot | |om reer |ole = Sect eaneee ao Near fb cat ‘|e = ueesnee, rovencact Sttmeecnescn | (eon tle =m i ommmmmmm Pa ea a wu Poi leptin eohot cet & ease otnegatve eartes) aati) | Peale (tmp ered) crea) | Negereofnegatve cathe) deat & Nostale mee) (1), Power ccs inclde lighting excite (2), Miseatos ethor ho mire af a hroo-nite de chet, oho cached coductr ofa twowie earned de. cet, (3). Only tha metre oftee-wire ccs may be earhod (6) Aneared PELY conics LELOLTOCT! Pa ate af m | t va UN) GUIDE TO COLOUR MARKING FOR THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS Durable and legible markings shall be provided at the Interface where the new and old versions of colour code for fixed electrical wiring exists EXISTING ‘A warning notice (see Figure 1 on page 10) shall also be displayed prominently at the appropriate distribution board that controls the circuit NEW yeuow [2] BROWN oe a ao A | ON) aa a 8LUE NEUTRAL GUIDE TO COLOUR MARKING FOR THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS {In Singapore, the following two types of single-core cables For identification of conductors, proper labelling and colour are commonly used in electrical installations: ie. sleeving shall be it provided at the interface as shown, A @, XLPE:insulated/pve-sheathed (in black colour), and warning notice (see Figure 1 on page 10) shall also be b. pyciinsulated/pve-sheathed (in grey colour. displayed prominently at the appropriate distribution board that controls the circuit, EXISTING NEW BROWN | RED YELLOW ack LUE eee BLACK (NEUTR BLUE (NEUTRAL) Labeling ond colar sleeving Eee ar RED BROWN Coa) mm ee 8x ZS sue ore BLUE (NEUTRAL) YELLOW © Tohono oom Ww wow wo wo lad i) GUIDE TO COLOUR MARKING FOR SINGLE-PHASE CIRCUITS Durable and legible markings shall be provided at the interface A warning notice (see Figure 1 on page 10) shall also be where the new and old versions of colour code for fixed displayed prominently at the appropriate distribution board lecbical wing exis that eontols the ecu EXISTING gg ¥y NEW S I I

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