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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.
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| 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