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That CAN'T be true! / Partially bypassed electricity meter? -pub debate!
« on: 26/08/2013 22:32:11 »
I know this site isn't going to condone stealing electricity and I'm not intending to either. Me and a few friends had a long debate in the pub over this and we're still unsure of the answer. So hence I'm asking it on here.
So the question; What would happen if you connected 2 wires (+ & -) from the mains supply to your fuse box by passing the electricity meter without disconnecting the original electricity box wires.
Surely it would be a simple question of the resistance of both sets of wires as to how much current goes though each? Presumably the electricity box has a small resistance so most of the current would go past the electricity box though the wires with least resistance? Unless of course the bypass wire was thin that it would heat up and increase in resistance in which case the bypassed current would be limited.
Me and my friends aren't great when it comes to electrical engineering. I have the presumption that this circuit would behave in the same way as a DC circuit, or does AC make a difference?
So the question; What would happen if you connected 2 wires (+ & -) from the mains supply to your fuse box by passing the electricity meter without disconnecting the original electricity box wires.
Surely it would be a simple question of the resistance of both sets of wires as to how much current goes though each? Presumably the electricity box has a small resistance so most of the current would go past the electricity box though the wires with least resistance? Unless of course the bypass wire was thin that it would heat up and increase in resistance in which case the bypassed current would be limited.
Me and my friends aren't great when it comes to electrical engineering. I have the presumption that this circuit would behave in the same way as a DC circuit, or does AC make a difference?