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If you don't have insulation on the wire, then the loops in the coil will touch each other and short to each other. Instead of have x number of turns on the coil, you would basically have a solid conductor if the wire was not insulated.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y ago- to keep the electricity in
- to keep other things out (e.g. water, people, other wires)
- to prevent short circuits to nearby wires
- to prevent electricution
- to prevent fires
- etc.
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∙ 15y agoA transformer is basically a coil of wire (or two coils).
If it were not insulated, the current would bypass the coils and it would not function.
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∙ 12y agoprevent short circuits in the windings
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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.
How do you ring out an electric motor?
Put the wires in your but!
What is the difference between Type AC Cable and Type ACT cable?
ACT has thermoplastic insulated wires. AC is old MC is the modern cable.
What can connect all the components in a circuit so that an electric current can flow?
Wires
What is insulation used for?
they are useful to protect us from electric shocks.
What will happen if wires are not insulated?
what may happen if wires are not insulated
Why electric wires get hard if its cold?
Unless otherwise specified, electric cables are insulated with a plastic material, which goes stiff in cold. If you ask for it special, you can get wires that are insulated with rubber or silicone instead, which stay soft in cold. But that costs more.
Why aluminium wires are not insulated?
Aluminum wires are insulated.
Are electrical cords and cable wires for computers TV cable boxes insulated?
Yes, of course they are insulated. If they were not the signals would short out and be unusable. If electric power cords were not insulated they would short out and blow the breaker (or worse start a fire)!
Are wires insulated to keep then warm?
Most are insulated to keep them from grounding out or interference.
What are insulated wires made out of?
An insulated wire is made of a conductor surrounded by an insulating 'jacket'.
Can you run insulated wires in a conduit pipe?
Except for the ground wire they must be insulated.
What cases eletricity?
Insulated wires and such and batteries.
Why are the three insulated wires of an an electric cable in different colours?
because all wires have different work. one carry positive charge, one carry nagative charge,and one is nuetral. they are of different colours because from this it can be easy to recognise the wires
Why are most electrical wires surrounded by non-metallic materials?
Wires have to be insulated from each other to confine the current inside the wire. Most wires are insulated with a pvc sheath surrounding the copper wire.
Which does not state a principle related to why ground wires are in effective safety device?
Electronic devices are protected from power surges by having insulated wires
How are the conductors and insulators in the creation of household electric wire?
Copper is ideally used in wires in the creation of a household electric wire. this is because, copper is a very good conductor of electricity. to avoid anyone from getting shocks the copper wires need to be insulated by an insulating material, ideally plastic that is wrapped around them.
