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This is a short circuit which will create sparks. The breaker or fuse on the circuit will likely trip or blow.
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What happens when you connect the wrong wire to the live in a three wire ceiling light?
If you connect the ground wire to the hot wire it will trip the breaker. If you get the white and black wires reversed it will still work but does not meet code.
Do you connect a fuse to the live wire or the neutral wire?
You connect the fuse to the live wire as it is the one with the potential difference of 220V and in case of short circuit current will blow out here
What to do with ground wire on exhaust fans?
Connect the ground wire to the exhaust fan housing.
Does the ground wire from a 240 volt tankless water heater connect to the common wire?
Any ground wire has to be connected to an independent ground wire that returns directly to the distribution panel and not to the neutral of the circuit.
What is the color of live wire neutral wire and ground wire in Bangladesh.?
In Bangladesh the color of live is green and neutral is blue and ground is black.
What happens when you connect the wrong wire to the live in a three wire ceiling light?
If you connect the ground wire to the hot wire it will trip the breaker. If you get the white and black wires reversed it will still work but does not meet code.
Do you connect a fuse to the live wire or the neutral wire?
You connect the fuse to the live wire as it is the one with the potential difference of 220V and in case of short circuit current will blow out here
How do I rewire an ungrounded plug?
If there is no ground wire connect the ground wire to the neutral wire.
How do you wire a wire to a wire?
If you are connecting 120 volts, you connect the black wire to the breaker, white wire to the neutral bar, and ground wire to the ground bar. If you are connecting 240 volts connect the black & white wires to the breaker, & ground wire to the ground bar.
What to do with ground wire on exhaust fans?
Connect the ground wire to the exhaust fan housing.
Does all romex have a ground wire?
Some older wire does not have a ground. All you can do in that case is use a jumper wire to connect the ground to the neutral.
How do you wire a sub in a Saturn sc?
Connect the sub woofer to the equalizer or amplifier. The positive wire will need to be connected to a power source. Connect the ground wire. Connect the auxiliary wire to the amplifier.
Where do you hook the ground wire on a porcelain light fixture on a metal box?
Connect the ground wire to the metal box.
How do you bypass the e break for the dual dvd710?
Easy, Ground it with your stereo ground wire.... (make the pink wire and black wire connect to the Main Ground wire which is also Black)
What do you do with the ground wire when installing a new thermostat that doesn't have a connection for the ground wire It's a 4 wire Honeywell thermostat Is it ok to not connect the ground wire?
That Thermostat is LOW voltage. IT does not have a ground wire. There is no need for a ground. it only opperates on 24 volts. there may be a green wire but it does not mean it is a ground
What is a ground wire?
A ground wire is a typically uninsulated copper wire. The intent is to connect the wire to an electrical appliance or fixture to provide electricity a path to ground in the event of a short, thus preventing electrocution.
Does the ground wire from a 240 volt tankless water heater connect to the common wire?
Any ground wire has to be connected to an independent ground wire that returns directly to the distribution panel and not to the neutral of the circuit.
