Negative Element. The plate not dissolved by the solution in a voltaic cell; the one which is positively charged.
The carbon, platinum, or copper plate or pole in a battery.
Negative Feeder. The conductor which connects the negative mains with the negative poles of a generator.
Negative Plate. (See [Plate, Negative].)
Negative Pole. (See [Pole, Negative].)
Neutral Feeder. The same as Neutral Wire.
Neutral Wire. The central wire in a three-wire system.
Nickel-bath. A bath for the electro-deposition of nickel.
Non-arcing Fuse. A fuse-wire which is enclosed in a tube packed with asbestos or silk, and which does not produce an arc when it fuses or blows out. It is practically noiseless, save for a slight hissing sound, accompanied by a light puff of smoke, which escapes from a venthole in the side of the tube.
Non-conductor. A material or substance offering very high resistance to the passage of the electric current.