Involving or pertaining to liquid water (flow, storage, measurement, conductivity of, etc.)
Questions tagged [water]
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Why does water damage low-voltage microelectronics so easily?
Everybody has had the time where water gets all over their electronics, and the whole thing gets ruined, like cell phones.
At that low of a voltage (3-5 volts), I don't understand why it is such a short-term harm (long term makes sense - corrosion,…
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Sensing water level electronically
I am working on an electronic water sensing mechanism.
I need to sense various levels of water as the water level is consumed and refilled in an underground water tank. Later, I want to control the sump motor with logic when various conditions are…
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Risks associated with water in a powered-off circuit
I think I understand fairly well by now why one wouldn't want tap water to get in contact with an electric circuit as it is conductive.
However, assuming the circuit will dry out completely before it is turned on, are there any risks for the circuit…
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Circuit is not getting completed by bucket water
I have a battery and a 5V active buzzer. Putting the end of circuits (just raw wire) in the bucket full of the tap water is not completing the circuit.
The buzzer, battery, and circuit are fine since when I just connect the battery and buzzer, it…
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Understanding electricity as water, what does it mean to "draw 30 amp"?
Is this analogy correct? Think of electricity as water. The source is a big basket full of water, wires are pipes. Turning a switch means opening a pipe; as the water flows it makes the engine turn.
Does this analogy hold?
If it does, why would…
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What is the reasons of water causing electronics or electrical appliances "broken"
We always told to keep off the electronic devices from water with no explicit reasons. Or remedies to fix the thing when accidents happened.
So, what is the physical reasons behind that submerged electronic or electrial devices get damaged?
For…
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