What fault is an open circuit (no continuity) between the two leads? There will be no current.

What fault is an open circuit (no continuity) between the two leads? There will be no current.

• A. Open Inductor
• B. Shorted Inductors
• C. Calculation of Capacitive Reactance
• D. Dielectric

Answer: (A)

An open circuit between the two leads means the current path is broken, so the resistance is effectively infinite and no current can flow. In a component like an inductor, if the winding is damaged or a connection is severed, the leads no longer provide a complete path for current, producing exactly this open condition. A shorted inductor would show a very low resistance and current would flow, which is the opposite situation. The other options aren’t describing a fault state that yields an open path: capacitive reactance is a calculation for a capacitor’s opposition to AC, and the dielectric is the insulating material inside a capacitor; neither by itself defines an open circuit between leads.

An open circuit between the two leads means the current path is broken, so the resistance is effectively infinite and no current can flow. In a component like an inductor, if the winding is damaged or a connection is severed, the leads no longer provide a complete path for current, producing exactly this open condition. A shorted inductor would show a very low resistance and current would flow, which is the opposite situation. The other options aren’t describing a fault state that yields an open path: capacitive reactance is a calculation for a capacitor’s opposition to AC, and the dielectric is the insulating material inside a capacitor; neither by itself defines an open circuit between leads.