Do you remember basic arithmetic? Do you remember pi r square. If the diameter is 2, the radius is 1. If the diameter is 4 the radius is 2. Now 1 squared is 1. 2 squared is 4. So using the formula pi r squared tells us that a 4 mm piece of wire has 4 times the diameter as a 2 mm piece of wire. So two 2mm pieces of wire would have the equivalent of 1/2 the diameter and 1/2 the electricity carrying capability of a 4 mm piece of wire.
Yes, you can use two wires of 2mm diameter in place of one wire of 4mm diameter for the same load. When using multiple wires in parallel, the total cross-sectional area is increased and therefore the current-carrying capacity is also increased, allowing the wires to handle the load safely. Just make sure to properly connect and secure the wires to avoid any safety hazards.
The neutral wire doesn't give an electric shock because it is the same potential as ground. That being said if you come in contact with the "hot" wire and the neutral or ground wire, you become the load and will receive a substantial shock.
The green wire is designated as a ground wire. This wire in a feeder cable is bare copper and connects to the distribution panel's ground bus and at the load it is connected to the frame ground of the equipment. The UK uses the same colour for the grounding or earthing but it also has a yellow tracer on the green colouration.
No, a 8/3 wire is suitable for hooking up an electric dryer. This wire size is typically used to handle the electrical load required by a dryer. Make sure to also use the correct outlet and breaker size rated for the wire.
This is what the purpose of a switch is. It connects the "hot" wire to the load. When this is done the load becomes energized.
1.. A power source ... {i.e. an alternator or generator} 2.. A load ... {i.e. a motor, a light bulb, a heater, etc.} 3.. A means of transporting the current from the source to the load ... {aka wire}
The neutral wire doesn't give an electric shock because it is the same potential as ground. That being said if you come in contact with the "hot" wire and the neutral or ground wire, you become the load and will receive a substantial shock.
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Anything with a voltage power source, connecting wire and a load is an electric circuit. Hence if you have a flashlight you have an electric circuit.
If the load resistance is constant, then increasing the voltage will increase the current by the same proportion -i.e. doubling the voltage will double the current.
Wire is sized by the amperage of the load. Without knowing what the load amperage,the voltage and whether the load is three phase or single phaseat the dock, an answer can not be given.
The green wire is designated as a ground wire. This wire in a feeder cable is bare copper and connects to the distribution panel's ground bus and at the load it is connected to the frame ground of the equipment. The UK uses the same colour for the grounding or earthing but it also has a yellow tracer on the green colouration.
Well, a thicker wire will have less resistance; a longer wire will have more resistance. However, in practice, and for practical reasons, the resistance of the wires is small, compared to resistances designed as such, or to any electric motor attached, or any other device that uses the electricity. Or, to summarize, it does not change the consumption. The consumption depends on the connected device, not on the wire. <<>> The size of the wire is governed by the load amperage. The higher the load amperage the higher the wattage and therefore more wattage consumption.
A wire that is thicker than another wire of the same material has less resistance
Electric current does not drop. Electric voltage, however, drops across a wire because the wire has non-zero resistance. (Do not confuse electric current with electric voltage - they are not the same.)The reason current does not drop is that, in a series circuit, according to Kirchoff's current law, the current at every point in a series circuit is the same.
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The line wire will be hot and carrying power when the breaker is on. The load wire will not be hot and will have no voltage on it until it is connected with the line wire.
This is what the purpose of a switch is. It connects the "hot" wire to the load. When this is done the load becomes energized.