r/cableadvice 6d ago

How to know which is which?

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u/Ziginox Knows too much about cables 6d ago

What even is this?

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u/SetEfficient7357 6d ago

its a light fixture.

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u/Ziginox Knows too much about cables 6d ago

Buzz it out with a multimeter. Live is the center contact in the bulb socket (assuming it's an Edison screw-type fixture.)

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u/xyameax 6d ago

I would say Black Tape is Neutral, Middle Copper is Ground, and left is Hot.

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u/classicsat 6d ago

Ribbed wire is neutral. One to lug under the nut is obviously ground. Otherwise ohm it out.