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This is my 1st post on this helpful forum, I'm from India. I want to do my own electrical work, like installing lights, lamps, fans, fuses, etc but I don't know anything about electrical work or electricity.
I don't know if we have AC or DC in India. When installing new lights, etc, do I have to turn off the main? I've seen electricians here do electrical work without turning off the main. Can I do something like that? How would I know if a wire is positive, negative or ground? In case I don't turn off the main, would touching positive or negative or ground wires give me electric shock? Would this happen if I touch both positive and negative at the same time or one at a time?
Thanks for your help.
This is my 1st post on this helpful forum, I'm from India. I want to do my own electrical work, like installing lights, lamps, fans, fuses, etc but I don't know anything about electrical work or electricity.
I don't know if we have AC or DC in India. When installing new lights, etc, do I have to turn off the main? I've seen electricians here do electrical work without turning off the main. Can I do something like that? How would I know if a wire is positive, negative or ground? In case I don't turn off the main, would touching positive or negative or ground wires give me electric shock? Would this happen if I touch both positive and negative at the same time or one at a time?
Thanks for your help.