Is plastic a good form of electrical insu;ation?
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Yes very good insulation as most domestic wiring is insulated with PVC there are some specialist plastics which can be made to conduct electricity but not normaly.\njust to add for all the people saying that it is not an insulator my work involves working on live overhead line equipment up to 11000 volts and the only thing that keeps me alive is the plastic insulation on the truck and tools
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Its hard to say, unless one knows what acids or acid vapors will be in contact with the plastic.\n\nThe biggest issue once acid compatibility is taken care of, is  going to be easy of cleaning. Contaminiation will build up, and surface conductivity can take a severe header, unless the surface can be kept clean.\n\nTeflon is fairly inert, but is somewhat of a pain to work with and spendy. Delrin (acetal) is easy to machine, but somewhat tricky to get a decent surface finish on. HDPE is cheap, but with the wrong acids can be problemtic.
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becouse N O F are good electronegatives & h is a good electro possitive.
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keep it far from electrodomestics\n\n:> peace\n.
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I think the reason for the insulator layer is obvious. The conductor layer is probably to shield against emission of electromagnetic energy which can interfere with communications (such as radio and TV reception) and other electronic equipment, and may also be a safety measure to produce a high fault current to trip a breaker in the event of cable damage.
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I have no idea how legitimate this source is but it does deal with molding plastic. Good Luck!\nhttp://www.epsilonindustries.com/
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take plastic, turn in into a ball.... its not rocket science man!
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http://www.vantec.com/coll-02a.jpg
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there is insulation on the wire...........
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Computer Electrionics
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It would be an insulator because it creates a generally air filled barrier between two objects. I do not believe it's flame retardant. Polyethylene melts easily. Polypropylene has a higher melting point and is usually used in those disposable food storage containers.
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Plastic? for what mate?\nI think all the spares are metal or fibre
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I would use a length of nichrome wire (see links below) stretched between a couple copper blocks. You could make some sort of pinch block out of the copper and connect a power supply to the copper. (or drill a hole through it with a set screw, tap a hole and us a pan head screw)  You will have to insulate the copper from the rest of the world so you don't short something out.  G-10 (a glass/epoxy resin) makes a good moderately high temperature insulator.  One of the contacts should be fixed and the other allowed to "float" and allow for changes in the length of the wire due to heating.  A spring could be used to provide tension or an air cylinder.  The power supply will depend on the length and diameter wire you choose.  If there is a problem with the electrical contacts heating up, you could run some cooling water through them.  Just drill a hole through it and 1/8 NPT pipe tape both ends.  You can plumb some water to it and it will keep the copper chilled.
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Because plastic is cheaper, lighter, and safer (keep you away from electric shock)
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It's depends the way you formulate the composition of plastics.These days ABA/ABS is similar to metals and glass.Some composition of polyurethane are also like metals and as transparent as like Glass.Say for example Bakelite which we used in electrical fuses and switches which replace metal as well as providing us security of electrical shocks.
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As you are building a computer, ESD sensitive parts can get damaged.  You can buy an ESD wrist strap and hook it to the AC outlets center screw (between the two plugs).  This will let the static electricity discharge through ground and not hurt your components.
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Do u Meancpu thermal Whatever Ur Talking About Heat Cannot Affect Electricity Until This Heat Is Over That Will Blow Out The electronic ur Talking About So It Can Damage Electricty And Its Not So Easy And Thats Why The Fuses r Made for When The Elec.current Is Over Flow Or Lower Flow The Fuse Blow up 2 Make sure That The circuites will not be damaged