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Wiring electric baseboard
On Mon, 30 May 2016 05:13:02 -0600, Al Gebra wrote:
On 05/30/2016 12:53 AM, Diesel wrote:
Mon, 30 May 2016 06:09:42 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote:
Voltage drop still depends on the load. If there is no load, there
is no voltage drop. If you have a wire with no load at all, there
will be full circuit voltage at both ends.
No, there won't. The wire isn't a super conductor. It takes a little
to push the electrons on it. The thinner and longer the length, the
more is lost in transit. If it were a super conductor, what you've
written would be absolutely true. As long as the wire has resistance
of it's own, we're subject to voltage drop. We have various ways in
which to minimize the voltage drop, though. Short of using a super
conductor however, we can't outright prevent it.
Voltage drop is represented by the formula E=I*R
Seems to me if the current flow is zero, then the voltage would be zero as well.
You are correct. If there is no current flowing, there is no voltage
drop. The same is true for water pipes. If no water is flowing, the
pressure is the same at both ends.
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