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What would happen if a circuit was wired from The hot leg to neutral?
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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.
Why would four core armoured cable be used in a single phase circuit?
Four core armoured cable would be used in a circuit carrying 240 Volts 60 Hz AC that is installed in a location where it could get damaged, such as underground or under water. The 4 cores in the armoured cable would be used as the following conductors for the 240 V 60 Hz circuit: * "Red" hot (120V above Neutral)* "Black" Hot (120V below Neutral)* "Neutral"* "Ground" to protect the circuit, connected to the main incoming supply panel which feeds the circuit.
Why can you touch a neutral bar?
Neutral would refer to some object or circuit which has the same electric potential as the relative object. A "neutral bar," would mean a conductor which has no electric potential. If your body has no electric potential, then the potentials will equal, and no energy will be transferred.
If live is kept open could it trip circuit breaker by connecting neutral to ground?
I would think not. However, if live were to come into contact with either the ground, or the neutral or both, this would cause a breaker to trip.
What is the need for neutral wires in circuits for electrical services?
The neutral provides a path back to the source for the electricity. In a three-phase circuit, it is mainly used to carry the unbalanced load back to the source. In theory, a perfectly-balanced three-phase circuit would not need a neutral, but this is almost impossible to achieve in actual practice.
Would a bedroom be wired using a series circuit or a parallel circuit?
A parallel circuit
What would be different if only one light bulb were wired in this circuit instead of two?
I you wired a light bulb in to the same circuit you have the possibility of over loading the circuit but other than that it would just be brighter.
What would happen to an appliance that is wired to a 220 circuit when the appliance was actually 110?
It will most likely be damaged beyond repair! Circuit boards will burn out as will motor/relays. And it could start a fire!
How you would wire an electrical circuit?
There are many types of electrical circuits and each one is wired differently. Without knowing the specific circuit that needs to be wired, this question can not be answered.
When a circuit of light bulbs is wired in such a way that if one bulb burns out the rest stay lit it is called a circuit.?
That would be a parallel circuit.
When a circuit of light bulbs is wired in such a way that if one bulb burn out the rest stay lit it is called a circuit?
That would be a parallel circuit.
When a circuit of light bulbs is wired in such a way that if one light bulb burns out the rest stay lit it is called a circuit?
That would be a parallel circuit.
Suppose if that houses 1 through 5 were connected by a series circuit. What would happen if one of the lines in the circuit was damaged?
Any gap in a series circuit causes the whole thing to stop working. That is why houses are wired in parallel with each other, and indeed there are many parallel circuits inside each house.
What would happen if you stuck an insulator in the middle of a circuit?
the circuit would not be complete. the lightbulb would not light or the buzzer would not buzz
What would happen if a lamp was unscrewed from a parallel circuit?
There will be no change, because it is a parallel circuit.
Why would you put a fuse on the neutral side of an electrical circuit?
It does not matter what line in (the phase or neutral) is the fuse. In a closed series circuit current in all areas of the circuit is equal. It's best to put the fuses in both wires (phase and neutral) and even better for each individual device in the chain.
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.
