Even if you’re not an electrical engineer, it’s still helpful to be familiar with most if not all of the following electrical-adjacent terms. See if you know them all. Wire A thin rod or filament of drawn metal, used as an electrical conductor. Often, electrical wires are made of copper […]

Voltage rating is one of the most basic, fundamental ratings associated with electrical wire and cable, given in volts. Voltage itself is a measurement of electrical potential, calculated by multiplying a given electrical current (in amperes, I), by the resistance of a conductor, (in ohms, Ω). The material of the […]