APPENDIX B
THERMOCOUPLE COMPENSATING CABLE COLOR CODES.
| Thermocouple |
| British |
| American |
| German |
| French |
| Material |
| BS 1843 | ANSI MC 96.1 | DIN 43710 | NFE | |||
T | Copper Constantan | + | White | + | Blue | + | Red | + | Yellow |
|
| - | Blue | - | Red | - | Brown | - | Blue |
|
|
| Blue |
| Blue |
| Brown |
| Blue |
J/L Iron Constantan | + | Yellow | + | White | + | Red | + | Yellow | |
|
| - | Blue | - | Red | - | Blue | - | Black |
|
|
| Black |
| Black |
| Blue |
| Black |
K Nickel Chromium | + | Brown | + | Yellow | + | Red | + | Yellow | |
| Nickel Aluminum | - | Blue | - | Red | - | Green | - | Purple |
|
|
| Red |
| Yellow |
| Green |
| Yellow |
R Platinum/Platinum | + | White | + | Black | + | Red | + | White | |
| 13% Rhodium | - | Blue | - | Red | - | White | - | Green |
|
|
| Green |
| Green |
| White |
| Green |
S | Platinum/Platinum | + | White | + | Black | + | Red | + | White |
| 10% Rhodium | - | Blue | - | Red | - | White | - | Green |
|
|
| Green |
| Green |
| White |
| Green |
E | Chromel | + | Brown | + | Violet |
| – |
| – |
| Constantan | - | Blue | - | Red |
| – |
| – |
|
|
| Brown |
| Violet |
|
|
|
|
B Platinum 30% Rh |
| – | + | Grey |
| – |
| – | |
| Platinum 6% Rh |
| – | - | Red |
| – |
| – |
|
|
| – |
| Grey |
| – |
| – |
N Nicrosil / Nisil |
|
|
| – |
| – |
| – |
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