Why does the ring main run in a ring?

[HappyHippyDad]

Hello,

This is the start of the silly questions that I will be asking!

I'll be starting my domestic installers course in february and have lots of questions. Some will sound silly but at least I will learn.

Why does the ring main run from and back to the consumer unit, whereas the lighting circuit doesn't and all other circuits dont? I'm assuming it must allow more load to be taken from it, but I cant see how it could do that? How can the electricity flow both ways, doesn't it bump into itself!!!

Thanks, Steve

 

[CrazyScozzese]

Sorry, was speachless there.

And Trev1. Like it, however, it doesn't reeeaaaallly bump into itself, it get a little help, sort of terrawatt help. Still, I like the way you think.

 

[Des 56]

leckyant

Yes, but when things travel at the speed of light,time does not exist,ask brian Cox.
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What's time got to do with it? We're discussing electron theory, not clock watching to pump the bill up.

But perhaps one effect of time travel is that a question can be answered before its posted

By the way Does time exist at the speed of light ?

 

[gottahugenoggin]

Try this one.Its the first book i read before starting my course

 

[CrazyScozzese]

If time doesn't exist at the speed of light, why does it take 8mins to get here from the sun?

 

[gottahugenoggin]

By the way Does time exist at the speed of light ?

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yes it exists but it stands still?

 

[Rockingit]

By the way Does time exist at the speed of light ?

Only when it's near to knocking off time and the jobs not finished yet!

 

[leckyant]

Yes rock.
But did you now that electons burn at 0.4 mtrs per second?
Time as got alot to do with it.
When i squeeze my diamond the old world changes.

 

[trev]

I'm feeling bad here guys I have to come clean.
My apologies to the OP but I was unable to resist the opportunity to have a little giggle at your expense. If you ever venture onto a building site you'll find that most of us are just large children who will mock, ridicule and laugh at someone for the least little thing. A similar environment exists in most sports teams, bands indeed everywhere that men gather without anything to keep them in check.
The most sensible advice I can give is maybe to google ac theory, you'll find a good few sites that will give sensible answers to the questions but will also raise more.
I hope you can forgive my transgressions

 

[leckyant]

crazyScozzese
In your perceeived time. YES
8 mins 186000 miles per second = 7 times around the world .. just like that.
But at the speed of light it doesn't matter

Were all at one!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
What was the Q again?

 

[Andy 7671]

Thought they were photons colliding at LHC.

Mass also affects time.

Electrons burn...? I thought it was just the loose elctron that made copper so good,

 

[the pict]

Talking about this large headon collider, if they are not sure it'll work why oh wht didn't they build a small one first, under say Dorking, I suppose if it doesn't work it'll make one hellava theme park
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[leckyant]

Happyhippydad
Happy now?

 

[gutterball]

is not a ring main its a ring final circuit. :smug:.

 

[Specialist]

is not a ring main its a ring final circuit. :smug:.

Semantics really mate: It does the same thing whatever you call it.

 

[the pict]

and thats final, but why is a radial a radial it has no radius cos its not a ring either
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