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What is the importance of live wire?


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Importance of live wire.

  1. The live wire is a wire that conducts electricity.
  2. When something goes wrong inside the equipment or circuit, and the live wire becomes mistakenly attached to a metal item, its circuit breaker will trip, saving the user from an uncomfortable sensation or even electrocution.
  3. Once a live wire makes contact with a neutral wire, the circuit's resistance drops dramatically, and a huge quantity of current flows through the circuit.
  4. The short circuit could occur as a result of wire insulating failing or water interacting directly between the live and neutral wires. An enormous current created has the potential to start a fire.
  5. The current is carried towards the appliance through the live wire. The hot wire is another name for the live wire. The color of live wire is either brown or red.

Therefore, that's the wire that enables current to flow into an appliance.


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