What is overloading? State the causes of overloading.

1.	What is overloading? State the causes of overloading.
Answer» Overloading: If the current drawn by the many electrical appliances connected to a single socket exceeds the current rating of the wire, the entire circuit or part of circuit gets heated and can even cause fire. This is known as overloading. It might be due to (i) accidental hike in supply voltage or (ii) connecting too many appliance to a single socket or (iii) damage in the insulation of wires or (iv) some fault in the appliances or (v) direct contact between a live wire and a neutral wire.

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Overloading: If the current drawn by the many electrical appliances connected to a single socket exceeds the current rating of the wire, the entire circuit or part of circuit gets heated and can even cause fire. This is known as overloading. It might be due to

(i) accidental hike in supply voltage or

(ii) connecting too many appliance to a single socket or

(iii) damage in the insulation of wires or

(iv) some fault in the appliances or

(v) direct contact between a live wire and a neutral wire.

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