Car Mechanics (UK)

8 KEY ELECTRICAL DEFINITION­S

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VOLTAGE Electrical pressure that makes a circuit work

CURRENT Measured in amps, the rate of flow in a circuit

RESISTANCE Usually caused by the electrical component

LIVE Connected to battery positive GROUND Connected to battery negative

CONSUMER The electrical component in the circuit

CLOSED CIRCUIT Complete circuit from positive to negative

OPEN CIRCUIT An incomplete circuit

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