And the more stuff that plugged in the more electricity it uses?
2007-07-20 13:57:08 · 12 answers · asked by Crazy 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Geez some people on here are such smart a**es!!! Its just a question!
2007-07-20 14:05:31 · update #1
An extension cord in and of itself does not change the amount of electric energy you consume.
2007-07-20 13:59:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Robert is right. He must be the only person who's answered so far who has any electrical knowledge.
There's a thing called resistance, as this excerpt from wikipedia states:
"...Electrical power is always partially lost by transmission. This applies to short distances such as between components on a printed circuit board as well as to cross country high voltage lines. The major component of power loss is due to ohmic losses in the conductors and is equal to the product of the resistance of the wire and the square of the current..."
For more on this see:
2007-07-20 21:28:01 · answer #2 · answered by konroyb 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No!
But the more appliances you plug into the extension cord, the more electricity that is used.
The extension cord dose not use electricity itself.
Also be very careful to use an extension cord that is capable of 'carrying' enough electricity for those appliances. Extension cords are rated for the amount of electricity they can 'carry'.
If you use an extension cord to power appliances that are above its rating it may overheat and conceivably cause a fire.
2007-07-20 21:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by sasha1641 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically, yes.
Every copper wire has some amount of resistance, but it will be such a small amount, it wont be noticed, and hardly measureable, even with the right equipment.
2007-07-20 22:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by photoguy_ryan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more appliances= more energy. longer wire does not = more energy. the current is just a continuous flow- making the current longer doesn't create a need for more electricity.
to prove robert is an idiot, think about it- electricity is the energy created when the electrons in the atoms (of the copper in the wire) are knocked out of place and replace the electron that was just knocked out of the adjacent atom. length to travel has nothing to do with it, because the atoms of a metal, such as copper, will always be the same distance from eachother!!!
the wire itself is just something for the current to flow through- it doesnt use electricity!
2007-07-20 20:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by Adeel 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The extension cord doesn't use any more electricity tJust like the house further away from the electricity plant doesn't use more than the one closer.
More items plugged into it? Yes. Of course.
Are you missing some bricks?
2007-07-20 21:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
No because its not an electronic device that pulls amps, its just wire letting electricity flow through it.
2007-07-20 21:01:43 · answer #7 · answered by DoberWoman 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No... all it does is extend a wall plug to a place you need a plug and dont' have one.
2007-07-20 21:26:18 · answer #8 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
extension cords extend the distance that the electricity goes.
2007-07-20 21:00:55 · answer #9 · answered by william l 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No. ~
Each item you plug in uses its normal amount of power. They add up.
2007-07-20 21:04:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋