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Why would you use a braided hose as opposes to a traditional wire covering?
An individual would use a braided hose instead of a traditional wire covering if the wires being covered needed more protection. The braided hose is stronger than a wire covering.
Do you put electrical tape around a spliced ground wire?
No. When you splice a ground it needs to be made by accepted means and the splice must be inspectable. Covering the splice with tape prevents inspection.
Is there a spray on insulation made for bare copper wire?
Not that I know of. When insulation is applied to wire it is extruded so that the insulating material is uniform around the conductor. Without this uniformity the conductors insulation factor would vary and the wire would have to be rated at the lowest reading factor when tested with a high voltage. Even when splicing a wire, the electrical code states that the insulation covering the splice has to be brought up to or surpass the insulation factor that is supplied by the manufacturer of the wire.
What purpose does the plastic cover and the copper in a wire serve?
The copper is a good conductor of electricity. While the insulating plastic covering of the wire prevents bare wires touching and creating a short, or shocking (electrocuting) a person should the bare wire be touched with bare hands.
What is the name of a fastening device usually made from round or oval wire?
well the answer is the person who made the wire ask them
Why would you use a braided hose as opposes to a traditional wire covering?
An individual would use a braided hose instead of a traditional wire covering if the wires being covered needed more protection. The braided hose is stronger than a wire covering.
What is a twisty tie made of?
a twist-tie is a small wire with a plastic covering on it. you can actually take off the plastic (if you really want to) and you can see the wire. careful, it can hurt if you poke yourself with it.
Is butyl a conductor or insulator?
Butyl rubber is an insulator, popular in covering wire.
Do you put electrical tape around a spliced ground wire?
No. When you splice a ground it needs to be made by accepted means and the splice must be inspectable. Covering the splice with tape prevents inspection.
Can an ounce of gold can be stretch into a wire?
An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 80km (50miles) long or beaten into a sheet covering 9 square metres.
Why ground wire is on fire?
This must be a prank question because the service panel ground wire is a bare wire. There is nothing to catch fire as there is no insulation covering the wire. If not a prank question please give more detail as to what is happening.
How do you make a Wire's Jacket?
A: When a wire is drawn some means of depositing plastic covering to the wire is required so for adhering a very small thread is placed along the wire so the plastic can have some means of adhesion to the plastic
Can you still wear headphones if the wire isn't fully covered?
You can't because if you plug your headphones into something and you are touching the wire without the covering it can kill you or shock you.
Is there aluminum wire encased in plastic?
Yes, there are aluminium conductors that use a PVC covering for insulation of the conductor.
Is copper wire the same as thugsten wire?
No. Copper wire is made of the element copper. Tungsten wire is made of the element tungsten. Copper wire is made to conduct electricity. Tungsten wire is made for the filament in light bulbs as tungsten does not melt under even very high temperatures.
Do bugs have body covering?
The hard external covering of insects is made of a substance called chitin.
Why does each wire have a different coloured covering?
Because if they were all b lack it would say attach the black wire and u wud say wich 1
