Electrical Question
Jul 7, 2013 10:23:41 #
We have a new dog, and he likes to chew. I just looked down and saw that he was chewing on the power cord for my scanner. He had chewed through the insulation on one of the two wires. With AC current, what difference does it make contacting one live wire of a pair?
Jul 7, 2013 10:34:38 #
Straightshooter
Loc: Edmonton AB
jerryc41 wrote:
We have a new dog, and he likes to chew. I just looked down and saw that he was chewing on the power cord for my scanner. He had chewed through the insulation on one of the two wires. With AC current, what difference does it make contacting one live wire of a pair?
You still have a ground and a live wire the latest code is that the white has to be ground and the black live
Jul 7, 2013 10:54:06 #
Straightshooter wrote:
You still have a ground and a live wire the latest code is that the white has to be ground and the black live
The dog chewed the insulation off the white wire.
Jul 7, 2013 10:55:43 #
If you (or your dog) isn't grounded when only one wire is bitten through, then no current will flow, meaning no shock. If the insulation is bitten through on both wires, doggie will learn a valuable lesson, if he lives.
Jul 7, 2013 10:57:38 #
twindad wrote:
If you (or your dog) isn't grounded when only one wire is bitten through, then no current will flow, meaning no shock. If the insulation is bitten through on both wires, doggie will learn a valuable lesson, if he lives.
Thanks.
Jul 7, 2013 11:30:46 #
We had a dog that loved to chew on power cords. We did several things besides hiding them as much as possible. We got some of the coiled cable covers. She could chew through them but it would take quite awhile and at least it gave us sme time to catch her. We put hot sauce juiced with extra cayenne pepper on them (thin coating) and that slowed it way down. What cured her completely was she when she eventually got through to both wires and she was getting electrocuted but my wife was close by and smacked her free. Lucky for both of them. She never touched another power cord, the dog, not my wife! :-D We have 4 dogs of the same breed now and none of them are chewers on anything but their own toys.
Jul 8, 2013 06:34:31 #
I have barehanded live wires many times. A few times I was grounded without knowing it. The difference is whether the circuit is complete.
The plain answer is, there is no difference.
db
The plain answer is, there is no difference.
db
Jul 8, 2013 07:52:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
We have a new dog, and he likes to chew. I just looked down and saw that he was chewing on the power cord for my scanner. He had chewed through the insulation on one of the two wires. With AC current, what difference does it make contacting one live wire of a pair?
Not sure about the current but suggest painting the wires with hot sauce, like is recommended for rabbits, most animals do not like the taste of hot sauce,
Bob.
Jul 8, 2013 08:14:48 #
Don Butler wrote:
I have barehanded live wires many times. A few times I was grounded without knowing it. The difference is whether the circuit is complete.
The plain answer is, there is no difference.
db
The plain answer is, there is no difference.
db
Wrong.There IS a difference.
Jul 8, 2013 08:27:46 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Not sure about the current but suggest painting the wires with hot sauce, like is recommended for rabbits, most animals do not like the taste of hot sauce,
Bob.
Bob.
I would, but I have too many wires and not enough hot sauce. On the other hand, I have three dogs. Do I really need that many? :D
Jul 8, 2013 08:43:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I would, but I have too many wires and not enough hot sauce. On the other hand, I have three dogs. Do I really need that many? :D
I think one more dog would be appropriate. :thumbup:
Jul 8, 2013 08:53:15 #
DennisK wrote:
I think one more dog would be appropriate. :thumbup:
You mean as a backup for "the electrician"?
Jul 8, 2013 09:13:07 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Not sure about the current but suggest painting the wires with hot sauce, like is recommended for rabbits, most animals do not like the taste of hot sauce,
Bob.
Bob.
I have another suggestion....It worked for me to get a rabbit to stop chewing on the garage door trim. I went by the drug store and picked up a bottle of the stuff (I forget its name) parents used to put on a childs thumb to get them to stop sucking it. It has a very bitter taste and is no pleasant to the animal, without doing any harm to it.
Jul 8, 2013 09:18:45 #
imntrt1 wrote:
I have another suggestion....It worked for me to get a rabbit to stop chewing on the garage door trim. I went by the drug store and picked up a bottle of the stuff (I forget its name) parents used to put on a childs thumb to get them to stop sucking it. It has a very bitter taste and is no pleasant to the animal, without doing any harm to it.
The problem is that there are too many wires - TV's, lamps, radios. You know what it's like. This guy is a mini dachshund, so he can get into small spaces. I'll just have to keep an eye on him. It's the first time he's chewed on wires. It's not like he doesn't have enough toys. They're all over the house. And of course, anything made of paper is fair game. I hope he grows out of this soon.
Jul 8, 2013 09:20:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I would, but I have too many wires and not enough hot sauce. On the other hand, I have three dogs. Do I really need that many? :D
Is it one primary dog and two backups just in case?
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