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You may get killed (electrocuted) if the wire is live, so don't touch any electrical wires!
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If the voltage is high enough and your body becomes a conductor for the electric current, all it would take is just a few milliseconds to kill you. Or, if you were just lucky, you might only get a very bad shock that could put you in hospital.A millisecond is just one thousandth of a second.The problem we all have with electrical wires - no matter if they are insulated or not insulated - is that, just by looking at them, none of us can know what voltages they are carrying.Before they would ever do any work on any electrical wires, someone who knows what he or she is doing will always take care to measure the voltages on the wires to make sure they are safe to handle.You can only get to know what you are doing by getting the right amount of knowledge and practical training about working with electricity.
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Depending on whether the wire is live or not, and what current and voltage is flowing through it, a number of things can happen.
Your safest bet however is to generally avoid all open electrical wires because you don't know if they are live or not, nor what voltage they are carrying, so touching them could lead to electrocution which might result in your immediate death.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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Why is copper wiring coated with insulation?
Because if the wire is "hot", that is, has electricity flowing through it, and you touch a bare wire, then YOU become the "ground" and complete the circuit. This will cause at the least a bad shock, and at the worst it will cause death. The "ground" wires are bare, but that is because they do not have electricity flowing through them unless something shorts out (ie a "hot" wire which is normally black or red in color touches a ground or neutral wire which is normally white. The "ground" wires are either bare or have a green coating.
What is the color of a ground wire?
Answer for USA, Canada and other countries using similar 60Hz household electricity supplies "Ground or "earth" wire has green insulation or is just bare uninsulated copper wire. Answer for Europe and other countries using similar 50Hz household electricity supplies "Earth" or "ground" wire has green/yellow striped insulation or is just bare uninsulated copper wire which should always have a green/yellow striped insulation sleeve put over it when it comes into any terminal boxes or plugs.
How do you save a person from touching a live household electric wire?
Give them mouth to mouth AFTER THE WIRE IS REMOVED.
What two wires touching causes a short circuit?
the red wire and the blue wire A touching of two wires coming from any potential power source will cause a short circuit Short circuit relates to the quickest path back to the source with out any resistance to the current flow.
How short circuit occurs if the switch is off?
You have the hot wire touching ground or common on the input side of the switch.
You can get it from touching uninsulated wire?
voltage
Why insulated copper wire is used in making solenoid?
If the solenoid wire is not insulated the number of turns will be reduced by the uninsulated wires touching and shorting out the turns.
Difference between uninsulated and insulated wire?
An Insulated wire is one which has a coating of Heat Shrink Tubing, usually for safety; and an Uninsulated wire on the other hand does not have a coating of Heat Shrink Tubing.
How does a man get an electric shock?
By touching an uninsulated conductor which is under electrical tension.
Can uninsulated wire be used in place of enamel wire?
Depends on what you are using it for:short point to point connection - yes, usually but be careful to avoid shortscoil winding - NO NO NO, the coil will be completely shortedgeneral wiring - NO NO NO, use hookup wire instead as the enamel is too fragile
Why wont birds die on a wire?
Mainly because wires are insulated. In the case of being on an uninsulated wire the bird isn't grounded since both feet are on the wire.
What is a ground wire?
A ground wire is a typically uninsulated copper wire. The intent is to connect the wire to an electrical appliance or fixture to provide electricity a path to ground in the event of a short, thus preventing electrocution.
Why is copper wiring coated with insulation?
Because if the wire is "hot", that is, has electricity flowing through it, and you touch a bare wire, then YOU become the "ground" and complete the circuit. This will cause at the least a bad shock, and at the worst it will cause death. The "ground" wires are bare, but that is because they do not have electricity flowing through them unless something shorts out (ie a "hot" wire which is normally black or red in color touches a ground or neutral wire which is normally white. The "ground" wires are either bare or have a green coating.
What is the color of a ground wire?
Answer for USA, Canada and other countries using similar 60Hz household electricity supplies "Ground or "earth" wire has green insulation or is just bare uninsulated copper wire. Answer for Europe and other countries using similar 50Hz household electricity supplies "Earth" or "ground" wire has green/yellow striped insulation or is just bare uninsulated copper wire which should always have a green/yellow striped insulation sleeve put over it when it comes into any terminal boxes or plugs.
Will you get shock if you touch a bare wire connected to an outlet?
If your getting a shock by touching a wall than you have a bare wire touching the wall, call an electrition
Why sparking takes place in loose connection?
If two uninsulated wires are close but not quite touching, the voltage may be sufficient to cause an electric current to bridge the gap through the air, thus creating sparks.
Why does the door ajar light stay on when you step on the brakes?
some how the tail light wire is touching the ajar wire
