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See this link for a very good answer (solution) to your question:

http://www.discovercircuits.com/DJ-Circuits/pumpmotormon2.htm

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Sorry I just noticed you want this for a DC voltage line, For this you would need to design in a flip-flop circuit to the circuit at the link above. If you need this, just email me and I can do this for you.... at a cost of course ;-)

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Because most household cords have both positive and negative wires inside them, any forces such as flux and magnetic fields generated by the electricity tend to cancel each other out so playing games like looking for magnetic fields or measuring flux generally fail. If you can separate the wires from each other it will be easier to succeed using these methods if you have sensitive instruments. If a cord has a heavy load it may be warm. If a spark is generated when plugging or unplugging a cord it means the cable has a load on it. For example, if you plug or unplug a hairdryer while it is turned on you will see or hear a small spark as the electricity jumps across the circuit. If the hair dryer is turned off, there will be no spark.

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when electric current is flowing there is a magnetic field surrounding it. you can possibly get a magnet and you can maybe feel a magnetic pull. i think this is what's happening... i'm not 100% sure

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when you bring a compass close to the wire , the compass will rotate

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that was super helpful!!!!! i think my comment will be better lol

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Direct current an electric current flowing in one direction only?

This is known as DC. Direct Current.


What is direct current stand for?

Direct current (DC) is nothing but an electric current flowing only in one direction.


What is current flowing in One Direction?

There is two types of current. Direct current and alternant current. The one running in only one direction is Direct current.


How can you detect a direct current flowing thugh a wire?

you need to test it with a multi meter, set on the right settings. if you knew the voltage you could get an appropriate light bulb to suit the voltage and put that across the wire to test if there is current.


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Direct current is a flow of electricity which only goes one way. Batteries, for example, produce direct current, so the current must flow all the way through a circuit and back into the battery to work. Alternating current is what comes out of a wall outlet, and it alternates in both directions, with current flowing in and out of the outlet.


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What is the definition of direct current?

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