What Happens To The Total Current?
What happens to the total current?
Answer:
Octopus wiring have more and more appliances are connected to one outlet. This will result to the increase of total current. Overloading can cause fire which result into lost of property of worst lost of lives.
Explanation:
When there are too many appliances plugged into one outlet (also called octopus wiring) the loads are effectively connected in parallel and overloading may also occur. The current in the circuit should not exceed the wire current rating for the wire no to be overloaded.
Increase in total current in one outlet can be very dangerous since lot of electrical energy are convert to heat energy which can lead to fire. People should be more careful in using octopus wiring since one of the reason for the lost of your property. Standard wiring should be followed to avoid overloading. Wear proper protective equipment when fixing electric wire problems.
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