You should never cut a live conductor. If it's a single conductor, you may be subject to a shock hazard to earth (ground). If it's a pair of conductors, then you will be creating a short circuit and may be burnt by the resulting arc.
When lines of force are cut by a conductor, an electromotive force (EMF) is induced in the conductor according to Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. This induced EMF can drive an electric current to flow in the conductor, resulting in the generation of electrical power.
An electric current is the movement of the conduction band electron "gas" in a conductor. This can be induced in various ways:Application of a voltage difference across the conductor.Having magnetic flux lines "cut through" the conductor, which will push the electron "gas" perpendicular to the plane the flux lines "cut".Connecting the conductor to 2 dissimilar metals and placing the metals in an electrolyte. Corrosion of one of the metals will cause current in the conductor.etc.
Sometimes they do. This is seen as sparks. When the dielectric constant of the air gap is low enough, electrons will "leap across" the gap that is cut. Electrons are not like water in a pipe in this regard. Cutting the conductor is more like plugging the pipe.
When a conductor cuts through lines of force (magnetic field), it induces an electromotive force (EMF) which generates electric current in the conductor. This phenomenon is known as electromagnetic induction, discovered by Michael Faraday. It is the principle behind the operation of generators, transformers, and many electrical devices.
Convection current is current that is produced when a conductor induces a current in another conductor, and that other conductor is shorted. An example would be a conductor going through a hole in a metal panel. The hole represents a one-turn transformer that is shorted. Convection current (or eddy current) represents a loss of power and it creates heat. To avoid this, you either cut a slot in the panel to the hole, breaking the circuit, or you pass symmetrically opposed or balanced conductors through the same hole. This is also why transformers are made with stacked plates, plates that are insulated from each other, and that individually do not create a circuit.
A switch uses an insulator called an "air gap" to cut off the current flow in a circuit. When the switch is turned off, it creates a physical break in the circuit, preventing electricity from passing through.
A leakage current to ground indicates that the ground is not truly an earth ground. A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is designed to detect such leakage current and cut off the device from its supply voltage.
With an insulated handle wire cutter.
Cutting a conductor in half will not affect its conductance, as conductance depends on the material and its properties, not its length. Conductance is determined by the material's ability to allow the flow of electric current.
Presumably, you are asking what happens when a conductor 'cuts' lines of magnetic flux? If so, then a voltage is induced across the ends of that conductor.
A DC clamp meter works by measuring the magnetic field produced by the flow of direct current in a conductor. When the clamp is placed around the conductor, it detects the magnetic field and converts it into a direct current measurement. This measurement is then displayed on the meter's screen.
It could be, or a conductor [wire] that carries electrical current to the headlight could be cut or disconnected, or the headlight contacts in the lighting switch could be corroded or damaged from overheating.