If you want to install a circuit and hook-up an appliance, you must keep the following in mind: Check the name plate label, which must be installed on the unit (for the watts, amps, volts and phase). The branch circuit you install must be rated 125% larger than the continuous load or full load ratings [...]
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D.I.Y., WHAT SIZE WIRE TO USE?
The most common wire used for home projects is probably 14/2 Romex cable (Rx). Although there are 3 wires in the jacket, it is still referred to as 14/2…it really should be called 14/2 with ground, but it’s not. WIRES/AMPS: Commonly used home project wires are rated as follows: 14/2 (3 wires) – 14/3 [...]
SEMICONDUCTORS
The advent of extremely low voltages being used to power semiconductors has changed every aspect of our lives. The computer and the advanced technologies and knowledge that have generated from its development, run virtually everything from the pacemaker in grandpa’s chest, to exploring space. We are surrounded and controlled by electricity in one form or [...]
VOLTS, AMPS AND WATTS
What They Mean to Each Other and You We’ve talked about what electricity is, what it means to you, how it’s produced, how it gets to you, now let’s talk about what makes it work for you. Let’s talk about volts, amps and watts. I researched a number of different ways to define these terms [...]
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