JWelectric
Electrical Contractor/Instructor
In lieu of resent events and comments on this site something came to mind from a question from another site.
It has been said that proper terminology is not a factor in giving advice on a DIY web site. It has also been implied that the DIYer don’t need to fully understand just what is taking place in a circuit in order to work with electricity.
Here is a problem for some of you to think about and see if you can come up with an answer.
Unless you can answer this question and explain why then you should be asking yourself if you should be messing with an electrical circuit.
Should you come in contact with a 120 volt circuit the same will happen to you as happens with these two bulbs.
It has been said that proper terminology is not a factor in giving advice on a DIY web site. It has also been implied that the DIYer don’t need to fully understand just what is taking place in a circuit in order to work with electricity.
Here is a problem for some of you to think about and see if you can come up with an answer.
I have a 100 watt and a 50 watt light bulb connected to opposite legs of a multiwire circuit. I open the neutral of these two circuits which bulb will burn brighter?
This is a question I ask in the first semester of an electrical class. We then go to the lab and see just what happens.
Unless you can answer this question and explain why then you should be asking yourself if you should be messing with an electrical circuit.
Should you come in contact with a 120 volt circuit the same will happen to you as happens with these two bulbs.