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How does a switch control an electric device?
A switch basically represents a gap in the electric circuit. Electric current can pass through a circuit only if it is complete. An incomplete circuit can never pass a current through it. When the switch is in the 'off' position, the circuit has a break (gap) in it. When you put the switch in 'on' position, the circuit wire join and the circuit gets completed.
What are applications of OHM METER?
It measures resistance in a component or circuit to determine if there is a break in that circuit or component. If there's no resistance, it means there's a break, as no electrical current is passing through.
What are electrical contacts?
Two answers for this question. An electrical contact is any point in a circuit that a wire connects to, such as a screw or terminal block. The term is also used when referring to control circuits. There are contacts inside Relays, Ligthting contators, and motor starters. They can be called N.O. for normally open, and or N.C. for normally closed. They "Make" of "Break" and electrical circuit.
Why parallel combination is preferred over series combination?
In a parallel circuit (with more than one branch), the current will still flow in the other circuit(s) even if there is a break in one circuit. This is not so with a series circuit, since it does not have branches: if there is a break in the circuit, there is a break in the circuit.
What electrical quantity is the same throughout a series circuit?
In any series circuit, there is one and only one path for current flow. All the current flowing in the circuit will flow through all of the devices in that circuit. A break at any point in the circuit will cause current flow to cease. Lastly, it is current that is the same at any point in the circuit where we'd care to measure it.
Does blu-tack break an electrical circuit?
No, an electrical approved switch is used to break an electrical circuit.
What is a break in an electrical circuit called?
A break in an electric circuit is called an open circuit. Electric current will not flow through an open circuit.
What constitutes a complete electrical circuit?
A complete electrical circuit occurs when it is possible for electrical current to flow through the electrical devices in it.
What device will open or close the break in a electrical circuit?
A switch.
Is both circuit breaker and circuit gear have same functions?
circuit breaker is break the electrical circuit .circuit gear is generator analyzer
What happens if there is a break in a serious circuit?
A break in an electrical circuit will cause the circuit's load to stop operating.
What is a switch's purpose?
A switch is used to make or break an electrical circuit.
What is switch purpose?
A switch is used to make or break an electrical circuit.
What is an electrical path that is not complete?
An electrical path that is not complete is called an open circuit. In an open circuit, there is a break in the path that prevents the flow of electricity, so the circuit is not complete and devices connected to it will not function.
What is happening when you turn an electric circuit off?
When you switch off an electrical circuit you tend to create a 'break' in the circuit, preventing the electric current to flow around the circuit, this can be caused by a simple switch or a break in the circuit, e.g a disconnected wire.
When electrical circuit is open?
An open electrical circuit means that no electricity is flowing through the circuit. This could be because a switch is in the off position, or there is a break in the wiring, or a component in the circuit has failed, and other reasons are possible.
When there is a break in the wire this is often referred to as?
When there is a break in the wire, it is often referred to as an open circuit. This means that the pathway for electrical current flow is interrupted, preventing the current from completing its circuit.
