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In household wiring the black or red is active, live, or hot.
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Hot wire in a home electrical system?
If the home was wired properly the black or red wire are hot the white is neutral and the green is ALWAYS the ground
Electrical wire with clear insulation which wire is hot?
By "clear insulation," I assume you mean the type of wire used in some lamp cords. If so, the hot wire is the one with the smooth (non-ribbed) insulation.
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.
Why are the live wire and neutral wire never joined together?
An electrical circuit forms a loop. The "live" or hot wire supplies the voltage, which is returned on the neutral. If the hot wire and neutral wire were connected together without a load between them, the circuit would be short out and trip the circuit's protection device.
Is the wide prong on an electrical plug connected to the black wire?
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
What do you call an electrical wire that is not insulated or covered?
The electrical terminology of a wire with no insulation on it is a bare wire.
In an IEC-320 plug which wire carries electrical voltage?
the hot wire carries the electrical voltage
What happens if neutral and hot touch each other?
If a "hot" wire contacts the "neutral" or ground wire, electrical current flows to the ground.
Hot wire in a home electrical system?
If the home was wired properly the black or red wire are hot the white is neutral and the green is ALWAYS the ground
Where can a hot wire cutter be bought?
One can purchase a hot wire cutter through various stores that sell electrical appliances. There are equally some online stores that sell hot wire cutter like, amazon.
Electrical wire with clear insulation which wire is hot?
By "clear insulation," I assume you mean the type of wire used in some lamp cords. If so, the hot wire is the one with the smooth (non-ribbed) insulation.
What is the Hot wire blue or green?
The "hot" wire between these two coloured wires will be the blue one. The green colour is always used as ground in electrical circuits.
What causes a blown electrical system?
You hooked the ground wire to you amp to a hot wire. The hot wire is black and it's the hot wire to the cigarette lighter. I used to be a Ford mechanic and saw this alot and charged people lots of money to fix their Stupid mistake.
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.
Why are the live wire and neutral wire never joined together?
An electrical circuit forms a loop. The "live" or hot wire supplies the voltage, which is returned on the neutral. If the hot wire and neutral wire were connected together without a load between them, the circuit would be short out and trip the circuit's protection device.
Is the wide prong on an electrical plug connected to the black wire?
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
Is L1 white or black wire?
In most circumstances and electrical schematics L1 is black and L2 is white. L1 is usually the "hot" wire and L2 is the "neutral".
