Wiring or repairing your home wiring can be confusing for homeowners. There are many standards of wiring and for older homes, standards were different way back when.
Here’s a handy little table to review.
Function
A Colors
B Colors
Tip 1
Green
White/Blue
Ring 1
Red
Blue/White
Tip 2
Black
White/Orange
Ring 2
Yellow
Orange/White
Tip and Ring are telephone speak for the two wires which make up the electrical circuit used [...]