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You will get a short circuit if two uninsulated parts of the supply conductors, touch each other. You can also get a short circuit if the "hot" supply conductor touches any grounded metallic part of the system.

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What is used in an electrical circuit to prevent a short circuit?

difference between p type and n type semiconducter materialAnswerInsulation is used to prevent a short current. To protect the circuit should a short-circuit fault occur is either a fuse or a circuit breaker.


Can short circuit occur when power is not used?

No because a circuit without power applied can only be shown to be a short circuit after the power is applied between the 'right' two points.


Why does short circuit break whole circuit?

Because a whole circuit needs a short circuit to work. It's like a remote; the remote is the whole circuit and the batteries needed are the short circuit. if those batteries are broken, the remote won't work. In other words, without a short circuit, a whole circuit can not occur successfully. Hope this helped, Charlie the Grey


When a dead short occur what happens to circuit resistance?

The circuit resistance is likely to gradually drop and in such case it will cause the circuit to burn down.


Can a circuit breaker on my 1992 grand prix cause my headlights to stay on?

No. A circuit breaker is like a fuse, it protects a circuit from a catastrophe if a dead short should occur.


What would happen to the current once a short circuit occur?

Since load current is determined by dividing the supply voltage by the resistance (for d.c., or impedance for a.c.) of the load, a short circuit would theoretically result in an infinite supply current. This is because a short circuit has, theoretically, zero resistance. In practice, however, the current would be cut off by the operation of an overcurrent protective device -such as a fuse or circuit breaker- which would disconnect the short circuit from the supply voltage. A worst-case scenario could occur should you short-circuit a car battery with, say, a spanner (wrench). With no fuse to protect the battery, the resulting short-circuit current, if sustained, may be high enough to cause catastrophic damage to the battery.


When you will get to know that short circuit will happen?

1. That if a short circuit occurs we will get a sign before short circuit will happen or not ? 2. what we can do ? 3. how fuse can get a short circuit ? 4. which wires we have to use from preventing short circuit ?


How does short circuit occur?

A short circuit occurs when a low-resistance path is created between two points in a circuit, causing excessive current flow. This can happen due to a wire touching another wire, a conductor coming into contact with metal objects, or a component failure. When a short circuit occurs, it can potentially lead to overheating, damage to components, and even fire.


How does the fuse work in a plug?

The fuse in a plug is designed to blow and cut off the current in a circuit before the rest of the wiring and components are damaged or burnt-out should a short-circuit occur.


Why fuse will get burnt when phase and neutral get connected?

A fuse is an overcurrent protection device, which protects a circuit by melting in the event of either a sustained overload current, or a short-circuit current. A short-circuit current will occur when a line (not 'phase') conductor makes direct contact with a neutral (or earth) conductor.


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It protects the circuit from from further damage if a direct short or overload should occur.


Is a megohm a short circuit?

No. A short circuit would be zero ohms.