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Q: What happens if the insulator for the power lines is not connected to your home?
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What are the Types of insulators used in power lines?

One type of insulator is ceramic, these were used in the older power lines and the newer styles are glass


How Greece get power?

Generators were supplied and connected to power lines.


Is porcelain a conductors?

In general, porcelain is not a conductor. It is considered an insulator. It is possible to make ceramics that will conduct, but the porcelain we normally find is a good insulator.


Is a battery an example of a conductor?

The outside of the battery is an insulator, but inside it's a conductor.


Is a good heat conductor a good insulator?

It really depends. Glass, for example, does a fair job at conducting heat, but it is an insulator to electricity, which is why it is usually used for the insulators on power lines. Metal, on the other hand, is usually a conductor of electricity, and a conductor of heat as well, so it depends.


How is in insulator used in a circuit?

They stop the power


What happens if you energize power to wire on n.c. contacts?

If the relay contacts are in series with a connected load, then the load will energize.


Why are electrical transmission towers so close to the street?

To support the power lines. A power line is connected from the electrical transmission tower to the transformer to help bring electricity to the generator.


What is the range of resistivity of insulator?

10 to the power -4


Is China a insulator?

China is, or used to be (the current material may be some made made material) china on power lines. The separators were made of china to insulate them.


What happens if you cross power steering lines?

Your car will explode and it won't drive the same way ever again.


Where do power lines go to?

Actually they just stay there. Seriously, power lines start from a power station (thermal, hydel, nuclear, etc.) and extend to consuption areas. major Substations in say (a state) is connected to substations in towns or town areas. There can be several levels of substations. From the lowest level substation the lines connect to houses, offices, commercial entities, etc.