Nangona kungekho mgangatho umiselweyo wemibala yocingo lwemoto, oku kulandelayo nemibala yecingo esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kunye neentsingiselo zayo ngokubanzi:
1. Ebomvu: Idla ngokusetyenziswa ukubonisa i-positive (+) ucingo okanye intambo yombane.
2. Mnyama: Idla ngokusetyenziswa ukubonisa ukungalungi ({1}}) ucingo okanye umgca osezantsi.
3. Mthubi okanye omhlophe: Idla ngokusetyenziswa ukubonisa umgca osezantsi.
4. Bhlowu: Idla ngokusetyenziswa ukubonisa ulawulo okanye imigca yophawu.
5. Umdaka: Udla ngokusetyenziswa ukubonisa uqhagamshelo kwiikhoyili zokulayita okanye ezinye izixhobo ezifuna umsinga ophezulu.
6. Grey: Idla ngokusetyenziswa ukuqhagamshela iimodyuli zolawulo okanye ezinye izixhobo zombane.
7. Green or pure white: Often used as the ground line for devices with non-ferrous metal housings.
8. Purple: Ihlala isetyenziselwa ukuthwala imisebenzi emininzi, kuquka amandla, ulawulo, okanye imigca yesignali.
9. Iorenji: Isetyenziswa rhoqo ukubonisa imigca yesilumkiso okanye iingcingo ezinemisebenzi ekhethekileyo.
