Unit 8 · Electricity and MagnetismWiring in Plug and Socket
Words from This Lesson
- Live wire: the wire at high electrical potential, also called the phase wire.
- Neutral wire: the wire at zero potential, along which the used current returns.
- Earthing wire: the wire that joins an appliance to the ground, usually green in colour.
- Earthing: the process of wiring an appliance with an earth wire and burying that wire in the ground.
- Electric shock: what a person feels when current passes through their body.
- Fuse: the safety fitting joined into the live wire.
- Power cord: the thick cable that carries all three wires inside one outer cover.
- Cord gripper: the clamp at the bottom of a plug that holds the power cord tight.
- Line tester: the tool used to check whether a wire is carrying electricity.
- Main switch: the switch that turns the electricity of the whole house circuit on and off.