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A short circuit is the term for hot touching ground. This can cause a breaker to trip which will then open the circuit.
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Why do you experience a shock in an open circuit?
You don't experience a shock in an open circuit. The only time that you can get a shock from an open circuit is when you act as a switch and close the circuit or you ground the circuit hot side to ground with your body. Current has to flow to give you a shock.
What is symptom of a circuit incorrectly wired?
Circuit breaker tripping, or non functioning outlet. The neutral and hot can be reversed, or an open ground, and you will have no symptoms. This can only be detected with a circuit tester you plug in to check the wiring.
A wire wrapped around a magnet is an example of a open circuit?
No. An open circuit is any CIRCUIT (from circle) which is not closed. That is; any break in the circle (circuit) makes it an open circuit.
What is through a discontinuous circuit which no current can flow?
meaning that the current from your power source doesn't return to the positive end (electricity flows from - negative, to + positive)
What does plug key open mean in electric circuit?
When a plug key is open , the circuit is incomplete and is call open circuit.. To be continued..
Why do you experience a shock in an open circuit?
You don't experience a shock in an open circuit. The only time that you can get a shock from an open circuit is when you act as a switch and close the circuit or you ground the circuit hot side to ground with your body. Current has to flow to give you a shock.
What is open circuit and short circuit?
Consider two points (A and B) in an electric circuit. An open circuit between A and B means there is no electrical connection between A and B. A short circuit between A and B means there is an electrical connection between A and B.
What would the results of voltage drop test be if the circuit is open?
voltage drop is zero bcz in open ckt current will be zero
When you turn the key to on the oil pressure gauge goes to high without starting the car?
There is a open on the sender side of the circuit. Ground the sender wire and if it goes to low then it is the sender if not then the circuit is open.
Electric fences are not connected to the ground in the circuit?
A short answer:An electric fence is connected to the ground only when an animal or a human being touches it to complete a circuit from the fence to the ground.A longer answer:The wires of an electric fence are not connected directly to the ground because, if that was done, the fence would be shorted out and would not be able to do its job!This is how an electric fence is actually hooked-up: the electric fence is connected to one side of a specially designed high voltage source and the return side of that source is connected to the ground.Then, whenever the skin of any animal - or human - touches the wire whilst standing on the ground in bare feet, they get a high-voltage (10,000) DC electric pulse from the electric fence. The shocks are designed to be only enough to make them jump back from the fence, not to "electrocute" them so badly as to cause serious injury or death.
Can you use the same ground to measure input and output voltage in IC?
yes u can use.... ground is the closed loop connection(it is introduced for the circuit not to be open circuit condition).....if the vcc supply is dc input
Why would the intermittent wipers not work but low and high speed of the wipers work?
The wiper circuit that controls (in this case that opens the ground circuit of the motor)the motor is staying closed to ground...it needs to be open when in delay mode...so that the delay circuit can control the opening and closing to ground. OR the delay circuit has an open circuit...burned up capacitor, relay, etc. Or it could be a stuck parking switch...which should open on in park mode...however the wipers would stay on until you turned off the wiper switch. Also, old cars up to 1980 or so...used ground type switches whereas new cars use powered switches and relays to latch the motor to ground.
How do you fix code p0177?
- Flexible Fuel (FF) sensor to Vehicle Power (VPWR) circuit harness open or shorted - FF to VPWR circuit poor electrical connection - Open in FF sensor signal circuit - Short to ground in FF sensor signal circuit - Fuel contamination
What does fuel pump relay primary circuit fault mean?
There could be a short to ground circuit . The fuel pump control circuit may also be sticking open which would also cause this fault.
What is symptom of a circuit incorrectly wired?
Circuit breaker tripping, or non functioning outlet. The neutral and hot can be reversed, or an open ground, and you will have no symptoms. This can only be detected with a circuit tester you plug in to check the wiring.
Is it safe to use a three pin british plug with one pin missing?
If it is the ground pin that it is missing there will be a safety factor involved as there will be no ground return to the distribution panel should a fault on the circuit occur. If it is any other pin missing the circuit will be open and the circuit will not be energized.
Why is an open circuit called open?
An open circuit is called open because the circuit has an opening, a disconnection. In other words, there is an open space in the circuit in which the electrons cannot move through.
