This 1 minute safety training video covers: What is an electrical circuit, how to properly regulate loop of uninterrupted electricity, what is the use of circuit breaker, what is the use of fuse in the flow of electricity.This clip was taken from a full-length training video. Click here to watch the 12 minutes full length version.
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Video Transcript
In many ways, electricity and water act very much alike. Water can be force through pipes by a pump and stored in a tank. Electricity can be force through wires by a generator and stored in a battery, whether standing or moving. The electromotive force cause by generators and batteries is really electrical pressure measured in units called volts when the switch is turned on and electricity begins to move, its rate of flow is called current measured in amperes. More electrical pressure, higher voltage usually causes more electrical current to flow higher amperage. Electrical pathways or wires tend to impede resist the flow of current, if the electrical pressure stays the same, the rate of current flow or amperage changes depending on the size of the wires. Circuit protection devices include fuses and circuit breakers, these electrical component protects against circuit malfunction by preventing too much current from passing from the power source through the rest of the circuit.
