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Will a 15 A circuit breaker trip if a 15 ohm toaster is turned on in a circuit that already has a 0.20 hp motor and three 100 W light bulbs and a 600 W electric iron?
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A 15 Amp breaker should trip when concurrently you connect to it a 15 Ohm toaster (8A), a 0.2 HP motor (2A), three 100W incandescent lamps (2.05A), and a 600 Watt iron (5A).
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How does safety earth wire works in toaster?
The metal frame of the toaster is connected to earth (ground) so that should the line (live) conductor make accidental contact with that frame, the resulting earth-fault current will be large enough to operate the protective fuse or circuit breaker, which will disconnect the toaster from its supply. The earth wire is simply an alternative route back to the supply transformer for current.
How many ohms are in one toaster heating element?
This may vary by make and model of toaster and the intended operating voltage. For a North American toaster designed to operate on a 15 ampere outlet at 120 volts RMS, the hot resistance cannot be any less than 8 ohms. By their nature, heating elements have a lower resistance when cold, so an 8 ohm element needs to be used on a circuit that is protected by a thermal time-delay circuit breaker; an ordinary fuse is likely to burn out during the several seconds it takes for the element to heat up and the current to reach the steady-state "hot" current. Due to the uncertainty of the circuit protection scheme, manufacturers will limit the current, and thus the power level of appliances such as toasters to something less than the maximum theoretical capacity of the circuit. For example, a toaster with an 8 ohm steady state hot resistance will draw 1800 watts. More realistically, the device will be designed to draw 1200 watts, and thus its hot resistance will be 12 ohms.
How do you apply Ohm's law to a toaster?
The wires in a toaster are composed of a metal that heats up when you pass a current through the wires. The voltage, current and resistance for the toaster obey Ohm's Law (Voltage = Current x Resistance). When the wires heat up this heat causes the bread to toast. The toast is not part of the circuit and is not involved in Ohm's Law.
How many outlets can you have on one circuit?
Depends on what the outlets are controlling, size of the wire, and size of the breaker.
A toaster draws 8 A of current with a voltage of 120 V?
The voltage is the main power of a toaster!! but if the current flow is low the heat of the toaster is less heat that you expect, the 8 A is right for your toaster!!!
When your toaster and microwave are both running your 20 amp breaker trips Can you replace the 20 amp with a 30 amp breaker?
Definitely not, the 20 A circuit breaker is there to protect the wiring from becoming overheated. Any more current is potentially dangerous. The total power and current taken by the toaster and microwave should be checked to make sure that the 20 amp breaker is tripping correctly. It could be faulty. Both items should have a plate on the back, near where the power cord goes in, giving details. If the toaster and microwave together genuinely draw more than 20 amps you need a 30 amp circuit installed with the right wire size and a 30 amp breaker.
Can you run an electric toaster oven and hotplate on 110 volts at same time?
You can if the total current requirement of both does not exceed the breaker for that circuit. If it is a 15A breaker (the outlet will have 2 parallel straight slots and the ground hole) you will almost certainly pop the breaker and will have to use them one at a time. If it is a 20A breaker (the outlet will have a T shaped slot, a straight slot, and the ground hole) you might be able to use both at the same time.
What part of an electric circuit would you use if you pushed the handle down on a toaster which caused the wires to heat up and turn red?
thermocouple
Does a toaster have a fuse?
Yes an electric toaster should have a fuse.
A toaster is an example of which type of circuit?
It is a resistive type of circuit.
My current microwave oven causes my circuit breaker to trip if I use it at the same time as my toaster oven. Will this microwave solve that problem?
It's doubtful; I wouldn't be able to answer that for sure unless I knew the particulars of your set-up (what is your microwave/toaster's draw? what kind of breaker do you have? etc.), but I don't see any reason why this microwave would help that situation.
Which company in vented the electric toaster?
general electric
What type of energy is traveling to the toaster?
electric energy is found in a toaster
Which company known as the GEC invented the electric toaster?
One of the first products of the General Electric Company was the electric toaster.
Cost of first electric toaster?
(One Hug. :)) this is not a correct answer - the first electric toaster was invented in the early 1900's.
If you plug an electric toaster rated at 110-v into a 220-v outlet what will the outlet current in the toaster be?
It doesnt matter you will smoke it. The current in a resistive circuit is proportional to the voltage. If the voltage doubles and the resistance is the same (elements) the current will double and burn up both the elements and the toaster wiring. Look up "ohms law" for current voltage and resistance effects. Don't try it..
Why are resistance materials used in toasters?
Because the main purpose of a toaster is to radiate heat. In order to generate heat from electric current, resistance is required in the circuit.
