Wire has many different applications in our vastly expanding world, and with everything being run on electricity, you would expect as much. However, many people simply go through their lives not actually knowing how their electronics work. Which type of wires do what? What’s best for which situation? What are wires even made of? To some, these questions may seem obvious, but others certainly don’t have this type of information. In many cases, it’s simply assumed that you only need to know if you deal with it, if you’re an electrician, in the industry or have a personal interest in the subject.
However, anyone can learn a bit about wire and how it is used in the world. After all, it isn’t as difficult as you might think it is. If nothing else, you will gain a bit of knowledge about your world. Here are some examples of common wire being used:
Lead Wire:
Lead wire is less often used in the industry due to it being less conductible than other wires. Yet, this type of wire is still a great helper in our electric age. Lead wire, such as hookup wire, is commonly used in computers and other electronic gear, control panels and gauges, automobiles and even ovens. The wire is mostly used in enclosed electronic equipment for low currents and low voltage uses.
Copper Wire:
Copper wire is the most commonly used type of wire in the world due to its conductivity and it’s price to weight ratio. This super material works wonders and it is able to conduct almost any type or size of current, showing off its skills by taking the lead wires job. For example, the hookup wire previously mentioned is genially made in lead, but it also can be made from tin-plated copper wire. copper wire is used in almost every house around the world and in almost every electronic device for some wiring application or another.
Magnetic Wire:
This type of wire generally comes in either square, rectangle or round and is used, as the name suggests, for magnetic practices. You can find this wire surrounding fields, used in windings of engines, certain tools, dry and oil transformers, relays and electronic coils. The current placed through the wire increases the magnetic properties, but as can be seen in an electronic coil torch, the copper magnetic wire produces a field in which when past can even produce its own charge.
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