The neutral will have raised ribs or other markings down the length of the insulation. The hot wire is always smooth. Examine the screw terminals on the new lamp socket. When wiring a lamp socket, the ...

Two new standards that extend South Africa’s plug and socket specification are being added to the country’s wiring code. Gianfranco Campetti, the chair of the SC23B mirror committee at the South ...

South Africa is undergoing a decades-long transition to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported. In its ...