why people using cloth insulated wire for electrical iron and toaster ?

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why people using cloth insulated wire for electrical iron and toaster ?

can we replaced it with the normal plastic insulated wire?

2006-07-03 15:11:31 · 4 answers · asked by Donald CA 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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Not a good idea. The cloth insulation nomex or kevlar and is for heat resistance. Without that you are likely to melt the wires at the point where they go into the appliance.

2006-07-03 15:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by J P 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋

Only old appliances did this, and they probably had a lot of a now banned substance, asbestos, in them to handle the heat.

2006-07-03 15:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by cat_lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

NO!!! It is for high heat...Just get a new toaster

2006-07-03 15:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by paulofhouston 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i don't think it would be cloth, that would catch fire

2006-07-03 15:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋