An insulated wire is made of a conductor
surrounded by an insulating 'jacket'.
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∙ 11y agoUnless otherwise specified, electric cables are insulated with a plastic material, which goes stiff in cold. If you ask for it special, you can get wires that are insulated with rubber or silicone instead, which stay soft in cold. But that costs more.
Because bare wire would short out as the wires are touching each other.
An insulator inhibits the flow of energy from one place to another. So you have electrical insulators around wires, recording studios are sound insulated, and your overcoat is a thermal insulator.
Absolutely - provided that the person inside is insulated from the floor !
plastic is the answer .
Aluminum wires are insulated.
Most likely insulated copper.
what may happen if wires are not insulated
Most are insulated to keep them from grounding out or interference.
Except for the ground wire they must be insulated.
Insulated wires and such and batteries.