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What does an enameled wire that's wrapped around an iron nail connected to an electrical circuit create?
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An electromagnet.
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What do you mean by electrical double wrapped cross joint?
An electrical double wrapped cross joint is just like an ordinary cross joint but double wrapped with electrical tape. It is used where two tap conductors need to extend away from the branch conductor in the opposite direction and is stronger than the ordinary cross joint.
What is a system that would be dangerous if resistance were not a part of a circuit?
Oh, VERY MANY! For example, a cord wrapped with rubber would be quite deadly. A light bulb that was incandescent would probably not produce light at all.
Is plastic wrapped around the electric wires is a good conductor?
Plastic wrapped around the wire is insulator. Not a conductor. That is why it is wrapped around the conductor wire.
Is electrical tape a mixture?
Yes, most modern electrical tape is a mixture of polyvinyl chloride, one or more plasticizer chemicals, and a layer of adhesive. The old black electrical tape was usually cotton cloth (a mixture itself), unvulcanized rubber (a mixture itself), and a layer of adhesive. Before electrical tapes with an adhesive layer were developed a layer of unvulcanized rubber tape was wrapped around the joint then that was wrapped with a layer of friction tape (a mixture of cotton cloth and sticky unvulcanized rubber and sometimes an abrasive to increase friction) to keep it in place. The layer of unvulcanized rubber tape would slowly over time fuse with itself forming a one piece insulating rubber tube around the joint. However both it and the rubber in the friction tape would eventually deteriorate, crumble, and flake off exposing the wires!
Can a wire be wrapped around a screw clockwise or counter clockwise?
Well, it CAN be wrapped either way, but because standard screws tighten when turned clockwise:if the wire is wrapped around the screw clockwise tightening the screw will pull the wire tighter around the screwif the wire is wrapped around the screw counterclockwise tightening the screw will push the wire away from the screw making it loose and maybe even popping the wire out from under the screwSo, if you want the wire to stay secure on the screw only wrap it clockwise!
What has a wire-wrapped core?
A coil of wire or a coil in the shape of a cylinder is a typical shape for an electromagnet (or a solenoid). The strength of the magnetic field of an electromagnet can be increased significantly if the coil is wrapped around an iron core. This configuration may be called an inductor when used as an element of an electrical circuit.
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 do you mean by electrical double wrapped cross joint?
An electrical double wrapped cross joint is just like an ordinary cross joint but double wrapped with electrical tape. It is used where two tap conductors need to extend away from the branch conductor in the opposite direction and is stronger than the ordinary cross joint.
What is a nail wrapped around a wire and connected to a battery called?
it is called an electromagnet
Why copper electrical wires need to be wrapped in plastic?
as plastic is a good insulator of electricity.
Why is plastic wrapped around the wires?
Electrical wiring is coated with an insulating material to protect people, animals, objects and other circuits from shock and to protect the circuit of which the wire is a part from shorts and surges. Bag ties are coated to protect the user from cuts and punctures.
What Is Magnet Wire?
magnet wire An insulated wire used to manufacture coils or windings in electrical products. Also known as winding wire. Magnet wires must meet the requirements of multiple uses and manufacturing processes. The former includes its shape, specification, ability to work at high temperatures for short and long periods of time, as well as withstanding strong vibration and centrifugal force at high speeds in some occasions, resistance to corona and breakdown under high voltage, and chemical resistance in special atmospheres Corrosion, etc. The latter includes the requirements of stretching, bending and abrasion during winding and embedding, as well as swelling and erosion during dipping and drying. Magnet wires can be classified according to their basic composition, conductive core and electrical insulation. Generally, it is divided into enameled wire, wound wire, enameled wire and inorganic insulated wire according to the insulating material and manufacturing method used in the electrical insulating layer. The conductor is coated with a corresponding lacquer solution, and then the solvent is volatilized and the lacquer film is solidified and cooled. Enameled wire can be divided into polyester enameled wire, polyesterimide enameled wire, polyamideimide enameled wire, polyimide enameled wire, polyesterimide/polyamideimide enameled wire, corona resistant enameled wire, and oily enameled wire according to the insulating varnish used. Paint, acetal paint, polyurethane enameled wire, etc. Sometimes it is also classified according to the particularity of its use, such as self-adhesive enameled wire, refrigerant resistant enameled wire, etc. The earliest enameled wire is oily enameled wire, made of tung oil. The paint film has poor abrasion resistance and cannot be directly used to make motor coils and windings. It needs to be covered with cotton yarn when used. Later, polyvinyl formal enameled wire came out, and its mechanical properties were greatly improved. It can be directly used in motor windings and is called high-strength enameled wire. With the development of weak current technology, self-adhesive enameled wires have emerged, which can obtain coils with better integrity without dipping and baking. But its mechanical strength is poor, and it can only be used in micro motors and small motors. In addition, in order to avoid the trouble of first removing the paint film during soldering, direct soldering enameled wire has been developed. The paint film can fall off by itself in the high-temperature tin bath, making the copper wire easy to solder. As the application of enameled wire is becoming more and more extensive, the requirements are becoming stricter, and composite enameled wire has been developed. The inner and outer paint films are composed of different polymer materials, such as polyesterimide/polyamideimide enameled wire. An important variety in winding wires. In the early days, cotton yarn and silk, called yarn covered wire and silk covered wire, were used in motors and electrical appliances. Due to the large insulation thickness and low heat resistance, most of them have been replaced by enameled wires. Currently only used as high-frequency winding wire. In the large and medium-sized winding wires, when the heat resistance grade is higher and the mechanical strength is higher, glass fiber covered wires are also used, and they are made with appropriate adhesive paint. Paper-covered wire still occupies a considerable position in the wrapped wire, which is mainly used in oil-immersed Transformers. The oil-paper insulation formed at this time has excellent dielectric properties, low price, and long life. In recent years, the rapid development is the film wrapping wire, mainly polyester film and polyimide film wrapping wire. Recently, there is also a mica tape-coated polyesterimide film-coated rectangular copper wire used for wind power generation. When the heat resistance rating exceeds the limit of organic materials, inorganic insulating paint is usually used. The existing inorganic insulated wires can be further divided into glass film wires, oxide film wires and ceramic wires. There are also combined wires, transposed wires, etc.
2002 Windstar what is the tar-paper wrapped bundle of wires terminating in the jack storage well?
It is the result of a recall that Ford required the dealers to do. If you have the tar paper on the connector, your recall is completed. The tar paper is to keep moisture out of the connector so you don't electrical problems on that circuit.
What is the purpose of insulation tape?
Insulation tape is used to protect exposed electrical conductors or wires. Another term for it would be electrical tape. It is wrapped around wires and other electrical conductors to protect them.
What kind of material are the electrical lines MADE OF?
An inner core of copper wire, wrapped in various insulators.
What device consists of two separate coils of wire wrapped around an iron ring?
An electrical transformer.
Why do electrical wires typically consist of copper or aluminum wrapped in rubber?
Because copper and aluminum are good conductors and therefore are more efficient. They are wrapped in rubber so that it can insulate the charge and energy is not wasted that way. Also its wrapped in rubber for protection.
