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Electricity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A unit of measure of electric current | Ampere |
| The path of electric current from the source to the components and goes back to the source | Circuit |
| A unit of power equivalent to 1000 watts | Kilowatt |
| A wire or a cord through whick current flow | Conductor |
| The quality of electric current measured in ohms that resist the flow | Resistance |
| A wire through which current flows | Hot wire |
| Material used to cover electric wires which may be made from plastic | Insulator |
| Implements used to modify raw materials for human use | Tool |
| Commonly known as flexible non metallic conduit or moldflex | Corrugated Plastic Conduit |
| Metal Raceways classified into four | Metallic Conduits |
| Plastic conduits or raceways | Non Metallic Conduits |
| Accessories that are used to connect boxes to conduits or raceways to other boxes in the electrical system | Connectors and Adapters |
| Tools made of steel, hardened and tempered tip on its pointused to loosen or tighten screws | Screwdriver |
| The blade tip is wedge shaped and ressembles a negative sign | Standard or Flat Screwdriver |
| The blade tip is cross shape and ressembles a positive sign | Philips Screwdriver |
| This comes in either Standards or Philip screwdriver | Stubby Screwdriver |
| This could be in a shape of screwdriver or a wrench. Used to drive screws with hexagonal slot head | Allen Wrench or Screwdriver |
| Tools used in driving and pounding and pulling out nails. Made of hardened steel, wood, plastic, rubber. | Hammers |
| Types of Hammers | Claw Hammer, Mallet Hammer, Ballpeen Hammer |
| Tools made from metals with insulators in the handle and are used for cutting, twisting, bending, and gripping wires and cables | Pliers |
| Used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical wires and Cables. Usually used by linemen in doing heavy task | Combination Pliers or Lineman's Pliers |
| Used for cutting fine, medium, or big wiresand cables | Side Cutting Pliers |
| Used for cutting and holding fine wires. This can reach tight spaces or small openings | Long Nose Pliers |
| Tool used for removing the insulation of medium sized wires | Wire Stripper |
| Used by linemen in removing insulation of wires and cables in low and high voltage of transmission lines | Electricians Knife |
| A small drilling machine used in making holes on metal sheets and concrete walls | Portable Electric Drill |
| Tool used to cut metal conduits and armored cable | Hacksaw |
| A device that acts as convevient source of electrical energy | Convenience Outlet |
| A device inserted in the Convenience outlet | Male Plug |
| Devices that hold and protect the lamp, also called the lamp socket, receptacles | Lamp Holders |
| A device that connects and disconnects the flow of electric current | Switch |
| A circuit protective device used to automatically blows and cuts | Fuse |
| A protective device used to automaticaly blow and cut | Circuit Breaker |
| An octagonal shaped electrical material | Junction Box |
| A rectangualar shape electrical matererial | Utility Box |
| A duplex stranded wire used for temporary wiring installation | Flatcord |
| Made up of single strand | Solid Wire |
| Made up multiple strands | Stranded Wire |
| Electrical materials used as the passage of wires for protection and insulation | Conduits or Pipes |
| Used to hold electrical conduits to their proper places | Clamps |
| Used to attach metallic or non metallic conduits to the junction or utility boxes | Connectors |
| Commonly used to join two or more conductors | Rat Tail or Pig Tail |
| Under Heavy tensile stress | Knotted Tap |
| Temporary Tap | Aerial Tap |
| This method of wrapping is used in small cables | Y Splice |
| Under considerable tensil stresS | Plain Tap Joint |
| Two tap wire | Duplex Cross Joint |
| Most widely used splice or joint | Western Union Short Tie Splice |
| The same application is applied as in plain tap joint | Cross Joint |
| Used extensively | Western Union Long Tie Splice |
| Used on large solid cables | Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint |
| Document generated by a user department or storeroom pesonnel to notify the purchaseing department | Purchase Requisition |
| Raw Materials , work in processed goods, and completely finished goods | Inventory |
| A Written instruction to perform a task | Job Order or Work Order |
| Form used to request tools and equipment needed for a particular job. | Borrowers Form |
| Check the delivery receipt, name , and adress | Is it for me? |
| Do not sign in the receipt before looking for damaged materials | Is it damaged? |
| Count the pieces | Is the piece count correct? |
| Be specific. Describe the Damage accurately | Damage Notation |
| If the part of the shipment is missing | Shortage Notation |
| Write down all the exceptionson the copies of the delivery receipt | Signatures |
| Responsible for requesting the carrier to inspect the damageed goods and packaging | Receiving Person |
| A unit of measurement of electrical current flow | Amperage (Amps) |
| A unit of measure which describes the amount of electric current passing a certain point at a particular time | Ampere |
| One hundred of a meter | Centimeter |
| A portion of a foot, which is an English Unit of linear measurement | Inch |
| An instrument used to measure the insulation resistance of conductors or wire, it gives measurement in ohms or meg ohms | Meggor |
| One thousand of a meter | Millimeter |
| An electrical measuring instrument for voltage, resistance, and current of a curcuit | Multi Tester |
| Unit of measurement of resistance | Ohms |
| Instrument used to measure the resistance in ohms | Ohmmeter |
| A unit of measurement of electrical pressure | Volt |
| An instrument used to measure the electrical pressure | Voltmeter |
| Used to measure the diameter of magnetic wire | Wire Gauge |
| The process or the result of determinning the ratio of a physical quantity such as length, time, distance, temperature, etc. | Measurement |
| Science of measurement | Metrology |
| A pocket sized tool used to test the presence of current in a line wire or a circuit | Testlight |
| Used to measure the diameter of wires conductors in circular mills | Micrometer |
| Is used in determinning the size of wires or conductors | Wire gauge |
| Is a measuring tool used to measure length, width, and thickness of short flat object | Foot Rule/ Ruler |
| Is a measuring tool for the length of an object in cm or inches | Pull Push Rull |
| Used to measure the amount of electrical current intensity in a circuit | Ammeter |
| Used to measure the electrical pressure | Voltmeter |
| Also called Tong Tester | Clamp Ammeter |
| Also called Multi Tester | Volt Ohmeter (VOM Tester) |
| 1 inch | 2.54 cm |
| 1 foot | 30.48 cm |
| 1 yard | 91.44 cm |
| The needle shaped red that moves over the scale, connected to the moving coil | Pointer |
| Makes it possible to select diff. functions and range of the meter | Range Selector Knob (Selector Switch) |
| Makes it possible to adjust the pointer to the zero position of the scale | Adjustment Screw |
| A series of marking used for reading the value to be measured | Scale |
| Used to connect the circuit to the electrical components being tested | Test Prove Positive (red) Negative (black) |
| Used to zero-in the pointer before measuring resistance | Zero Ohm Adjusting Knob |
| A device that can be used to produce an item or accomplish a task | Tool |
| Is any machine powered by electricity | Equipment |
| Manipulated by hands without using electricity | Handtools |
| Manopulated by hands using electricity | Machine/Power Tools |
| Uses compressed air | Pneumatic Tools |
| Used to remove the gears of the vehicle | Pullers |
| Mostly used in shops | Hammers |
| Has an electric motor that drives a chuch. | Electric Drill |
| Can be either bench mounted or installed on a pedestal | Grinding Tool |
| Used for cleaning the floor | Vacuum Cleaner |
| Uses compressed air to quickly and powerfully turn nuts and bolts | Pneumatic Torque Wrench |
| Uses reciprocating motion | Air Chisel |
| Lighter than comparable electric drill | Air Drill |
| Uses the sockets and attachments | Air Rachet |
| Uses compressed air to flow into the jack cylinder | Pneumatic Floor Jack |
| This refers to visual observation | Visual Inspection |
| Vibration or extra noise from the operation with partsand accessories are starting to develop | Functionality |
| When there is something wrong | Performance |
| Failure to meet the required power supply | Power Supply |
| Refers to the technical person who has the knowledge | Person Involved |
| A substance introduced to lessen friction | Lubricant |
| The property of reducing friction | Lubricity |
| Stop squeks | Anti Rust Lubricant Spray |
| Doesnt damage the insulation | Wire Pulling Lubricant |
| Decontamination, conductance | All Purpose Anti Rust Lubricant |
| Lubricates the gear | Lubricant Oil/ Engine Oil |
| Water Repellant, heat stable | Silicon Lubricant |
| The force that causes a moving object to slow down when it is touching another object | Friction |
| Component of solution that dissolves solute | Solvent |
| Dissolve in water | Polar |
| Does not dissolve in water | Non Polar |
| Soluble and Polar | Water and Detergent Soap |
| Insoluble and Non Polar | Gasoling, Kerosene, Thinner |
| Wash greasy tools/ equipment | Gasoline |
| Remove dust, grease oil, paint etc. | Kerosene |
| Remove spilled paint on the floors, walls, etc. | Thinner |
| Wash dustin the floor | Water |
| Wash, clean benches tables, etc. | Water and Detergent Soap |
| Reference to a five Japanese list translated into English | 5S |
| Action to identify and eliminate all unnecessary tools, equipment | Seiri, Sort |
| Action to arrange or put every necessary items in good condition | Seiton, Systematize, Set in Order |
| Action to clean ypur workplace | Seiso, Sweep |
| Condition of high standards of cleaning | Seiketsu, Standardize, Sanitize |
| Condition of training people to follow disciplines, independently | Shitsuke, Sustain, Self Discipline |