I'm redoing some wiring and where it's possible I'm taking the opportunity to change from white to colored wire (red/black, blue for audio, yellow for signal, etc). Some things are simple, I'm adding red or black heat shrink to the battery wires, but after that, the question is, where do you stop?
For instance, I've got 4 switches on my left panel, 3 of which have circuit breakers. So I have wires going from the power buss into CBs, from the CBs to the switch, then from the switch to the device (generator, alternator, main fuel pump), if I changed them from white -> red, instead of a mass of white wires I'd have a mass of red wires. Plus wires going from the starter switch underneath to a terminal strip, which then distributes to various other functions.
If I understand it right, until the power is used a wire is technically "hot", and should/could be coded red, then on the return from the device it would be black for ground.
Not sure if changing everything in this area from white to red is an improvement or not, or is there a point you would draw the line, like only red wires into the CBs, then white from there.
Thoughts?
For instance, I've got 4 switches on my left panel, 3 of which have circuit breakers. So I have wires going from the power buss into CBs, from the CBs to the switch, then from the switch to the device (generator, alternator, main fuel pump), if I changed them from white -> red, instead of a mass of white wires I'd have a mass of red wires. Plus wires going from the starter switch underneath to a terminal strip, which then distributes to various other functions.
If I understand it right, until the power is used a wire is technically "hot", and should/could be coded red, then on the return from the device it would be black for ground.
Not sure if changing everything in this area from white to red is an improvement or not, or is there a point you would draw the line, like only red wires into the CBs, then white from there.
Thoughts?