A few Qeustions about wire AWG and Colors

Jorge P

It has been quite a while since I obeyed standards for my wiring, about 12 years, and I want my work to look more professional, but... forgot the standards which may have changed anyways.

First the colors! I know Red is usualy power and Black is ground, but say you have 3.3V and 5V, what are the standard colors for that? and Should their respective grounds be a seperate color as well?

Now the AWG. I want to do whatever I can to not wear out my breadboards, what is the standard gauge that should be used for a firm fit but not wear out the boards so much?



Thanks in advance

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mctrivia

bread boards i use 23gauge cat6 cable works well. use to use 24gauge cat5 but that was a little lose.

computer power colors codes:
ORANGE +3.3 V
YELLOW +12 V
BLUE -12 V
RED +5 V
WHITE -5 V
BLACK GND
GREEN POWER-ON (Active high -- must be shorted to ground to force power up)
GRAY POWER-OK
PURPLE +5 V STANDBY
BROWN +3.3 V REMOTE SENSING

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