Live Wire
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
The live wire is one of the three wires in 3-Core and a plug that has a brown plastic covering and is held at a potential of 230 Volts.
About Live Wires
- The live wire is covered in brown plastic insulator.
- The live wire is the most dangerous wire in 3-Core and plugs.
- The live wire is connected to a fuse in the plug so that if too much current goes through it into an appliance the fuse will break and stop the current.
The live wire is attached to the fuse on the right, which is then attached to the pin on the right of the electrical plug. |
References
AQA
- Live (wire), pages 66-8, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Live wires, page 188, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Live wires, page 306, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Live wires, page 31, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Live wires, page 51, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Live wires, pages 64, 66-67, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Live wires, pages 86, 87, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Live wires, pages 89, 90, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Edexcel
- Live wire, pages 192, 193, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Live wire, pages 79, 80, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Live wires, pages 246-248, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel