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Robin
Robin
Hey Kevin!
I hope you have a really Happy Birthday today!!!
I hope you have a really Happy Birthday today!!!
Ha, lol. I go to bed at 10 but sleep 3 hours after...
And in your bio page, it says you're in middle school, was that last year?
And in your bio page, it says you're in middle school, was that last year?
Its great being a super, and a part of WA.
what about you., are you enjoying the winter break?
what about you., are you enjoying the winter break?
Hi Kevin,
Happy 14th Birthday :-)
Smartart ;-)
Happy 14th Birthday :-)
Smartart ;-)
>>>Hi martinel! I hope you are having a good holiday season, and i sure am too!<<<
Hi Kevin,
Thank you! My greetings to you in return!
>>> I got two things that you might be interested in: A variable power supply DC 0-50 volts and 0-3 amperes,
and a book called: American Electricians' Handbook, with over 1000 pages of diagrams, building code, and wire specifications!<<<
Great presents. You're well on your way to being an ace electrical and/or electronics engineer with those!
>>>But, I had a question. I know how to wire and use a ground wire in an AC circuit, but how do you use a ground wire/connection in a DC circuit? Where would i connect it? I have one on the power supply, but I don't t know how to use it!<<<
Normally you would use a 3-core flex with hot, neutral and ground wires to feed the dc power supply. If you don't have an ac outlet with a ground where you want to use the dc power supply then - if you want the safety of using a grounded chassis for your dc equipment or other electronics hook-ups - you could run just a separate green-insulated ground wire from the dc power supply's ground point to the nearest socket outlet in your house that has a ground pin. Use a 3-pin plug but connect only the one green insulated ground wire to its ground pin. But be sure you use only the ground pin, not the hot or neutral!
>>>Also, i just had to wonder, where exactly does a grounding pole lead to in the ground(earth)?<<<
In older houses it literally goes to a "grounding pole" buried in the earth just outside the building, near to the place the main hot and neutral supply wires enter the building. More modern installations, such as in my house here in UK, use the electricity supply company's ground which is the grounded metal sheath that protects the household mains supply cable coming into the house from the road. I'm sure your American Electricians' Handbook will explain the various ways of ensuring a building has good and reliable ground point.
If you want to ask someone who really knows the US National Electrical Code inside out - much better than I do - then please send a message to 'UnionMaster3206' who became your partner as a Super for Wiring and Electricity a few months ago.
All the best for 2009!
Martin
Hi Kevin,
Thank you! My greetings to you in return!
>>> I got two things that you might be interested in: A variable power supply DC 0-50 volts and 0-3 amperes,
and a book called: American Electricians' Handbook, with over 1000 pages of diagrams, building code, and wire specifications!<<<
Great presents. You're well on your way to being an ace electrical and/or electronics engineer with those!
>>>But, I had a question. I know how to wire and use a ground wire in an AC circuit, but how do you use a ground wire/connection in a DC circuit? Where would i connect it? I have one on the power supply, but I don't t know how to use it!<<<
Normally you would use a 3-core flex with hot, neutral and ground wires to feed the dc power supply. If you don't have an ac outlet with a ground where you want to use the dc power supply then - if you want the safety of using a grounded chassis for your dc equipment or other electronics hook-ups - you could run just a separate green-insulated ground wire from the dc power supply's ground point to the nearest socket outlet in your house that has a ground pin. Use a 3-pin plug but connect only the one green insulated ground wire to its ground pin. But be sure you use only the ground pin, not the hot or neutral!
>>>Also, i just had to wonder, where exactly does a grounding pole lead to in the ground(earth)?<<<
In older houses it literally goes to a "grounding pole" buried in the earth just outside the building, near to the place the main hot and neutral supply wires enter the building. More modern installations, such as in my house here in UK, use the electricity supply company's ground which is the grounded metal sheath that protects the household mains supply cable coming into the house from the road. I'm sure your American Electricians' Handbook will explain the various ways of ensuring a building has good and reliable ground point.
If you want to ask someone who really knows the US National Electrical Code inside out - much better than I do - then please send a message to 'UnionMaster3206' who became your partner as a Super for Wiring and Electricity a few months ago.
All the best for 2009!
Martin
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It's a DSL hookup, wireless internet, the modem model is A90-750015-07, it's from Verizon(don't know if that matters or not), and I have not tried it on any other computers, just my laptop. Hope that covers everything.(Oh, and that part about the router, ya this might sound pathetic but I have no clue what that is.
'Cuz every other time i try to get on the internet it doesn't work. It's getting really annoying. We(being me and my dad, who is usually pretty good at electronic things) installed it exactly how it said to. If it doesn't work then sometimes you can reset it but other times it just chooses not to work, and most of the time that's when I really need it for homework or something. Now I don;t know if that's classified as "anything with electricity" , but I would sure love some help if you can.(:
Uh... I think so. We did it like, a month ago but that sound familiar. So, what town do you live in?
No, sorry I live in seymour IN, but I think we all have the same assignment. After I wrote my name beside one of the questions I had people in school coming up to me and asking me if it was me cuz we all had the same idea- why use a book when ya got wiki answers!
Kevin,
XLPE/SWA/PVC is a real cable. The individual wires have XLPE (cross linked polyethelene) insulation, a SWA (steel wire armor) layer to protect them, and a PVC overall jacket. The originally stated XLPEPVCSWAPVC just has an extra PVC in there. Or it may be that there is another cable with XLPE insulation - PVC jacket - SWA armor - PVC jacket. I haven't seen that though.
See here for a cut sheet on the XLPE/SWA/PVC cable.
http://www.eland.co.uk/electrical-cables/mains-armoured/cable61/steel-wire-armoured-cable-swa-pvc.html
XLPE/SWA/PVC is a real cable. The individual wires have XLPE (cross linked polyethelene) insulation, a SWA (steel wire armor) layer to protect them, and a PVC overall jacket. The originally stated XLPEPVCSWAPVC just has an extra PVC in there. Or it may be that there is another cable with XLPE insulation - PVC jacket - SWA armor - PVC jacket. I haven't seen that though.
See here for a cut sheet on the XLPE/SWA/PVC cable.
http://www.eland.co.uk/electrical-cables/mains-armoured/cable61/steel-wire-armoured-cable-swa-pvc.html
