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What wire of an appliance connects its metal base to the ground through the household wiring?
The wire recognized by your governing body to mean "ground" is the wire an appliance connects its metal base to ground, via the household wiring. In the US that wire is green.
Can you connect a 3 wire 120 Volt with ground to a 2 wire House wire has black and white and ground Appliance has black red white and ground?
To answer this question fully the type of appliance has to be stated and its voltage.
What wire carries the electrical current to the appliance?
The black wire is the hot wire through which the electrical current flows to the appliance. The left over voltage which is usually zero flows back to the main circuit panel through the white neutral wire where it flows to ground.
Which is the safest position for the switch to turn an appliance on and off?
the safest position for a switch is on the live wire and not on the neutral wire
How do you wire a 3 wire appliance to a L-1420 plug?
A L14-20p is a 125/250 volt twist lock plug. I have never seen them used on appliances in the home. You may have the wrong plug for the appliance. See Discuss Question.
What is the the purpose of the ground wire on an appliance?
If there happens to be a fault on that appliance the ground wire is the faults path back to ground.
What wire of an appliance connects its metal base to the ground through the household wiring?
The wire recognized by your governing body to mean "ground" is the wire an appliance connects its metal base to ground, via the household wiring. In the US that wire is green.
Can you connect a 3 wire 120 Volt with ground to a 2 wire House wire has black and white and ground Appliance has black red white and ground?
To answer this question fully the type of appliance has to be stated and its voltage.
What wire carries the electrical current to the appliance?
The black wire is the hot wire through which the electrical current flows to the appliance. The left over voltage which is usually zero flows back to the main circuit panel through the white neutral wire where it flows to ground.
How does a fuse wire save an appliance from high electric current?
A fuse link will melt and interrupt the flow of current to the appliance before it can get high enough to damage the appliance or wiring.
Which is the safest position for the switch to turn an appliance on and off?
the safest position for a switch is on the live wire and not on the neutral wire
The main purpose if the grounding pin in a three-prong plug for an appliance is to?
To avoid a shock if the hot wire in the appliance should come in contact with a metal appliance part that the user could touch.
Before you touch a wire in an appliance how should you make sure that it is NOT hot?
You can use a wire tester to determine if a wire is live. You can also touch the positive wire on the ground wire, if the wire produces a spark it is live.
If the isulation on the live wire wears through the can become live but it wont stay live why?
The "can" or metal case of an appliance is supposed to be grounded so if the "live" wire touches it then the breaker or fuse will trip open and remove the power to the wire to prevent the person touching the appliance from being shocked.
Why must the resistance of an earth wire to an appliance be very low?
since it is a good conductor
How do you wire a 3 wire appliance to a L-1420 plug?
A L14-20p is a 125/250 volt twist lock plug. I have never seen them used on appliances in the home. You may have the wrong plug for the appliance. See Discuss Question.
Can you put a 15 amp cord end on a 12 amp appliance?
Yes, Silver screw to the white wire or wire with the rib. Brass screw to the black wire or wire that has no rib. Green wire to green screw.
