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Electrician 101

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1. What is going on in a wire conductor with free electrons?

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2. What is electricity really?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
KW-H
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.

3. What does P = E x I stand for?
KW-H
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
60 cycles per second.
Energy

4. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
Energy

5. What type of Voltage is required for new homes to have?
In a wire conductor - there are billions of loose or free electrons - all safely in place in their fields. They're distributed evenly throughout the wire.
120/240 V service.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.

6. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
1000 watts
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
Power which is watt.

7. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
In units of Amperes
KW-H
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.

8. What is DC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
In a wire conductor - there are billions of loose or free electrons - all safely in place in their fields. They're distributed evenly throughout the wire.
In units of Amperes
Electrons can be forced to move by pushing more electrons to the wire. However - no electron can get into the wire unless an equal number of electrons is pushed out of the other end.

9. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
1000 watts
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.

10. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
Power which is watt.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Energy
1000 watts

11. What is AC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
When current flows - the resulting work is energy. Current flow tends to heat whatever its moving through - which is a useful characteristic of an appliance.

12. What is Amperes?
Amps or just A - is the measurement in units of the amount of electric current that flows. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Watt.

13. What is 1 kilowatt equal too?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
KW-H
1000 watts
In units of Amperes

14. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
1000 watts
Power which is watt.
KW-H

15. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
When current flows - the resulting work is energy. Current flow tends to heat whatever its moving through - which is a useful characteristic of an appliance.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
In units of Amperes

16. How can electrons be forced to move?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
Electrons can be forced to move by pushing more electrons to the wire. However - no electron can get into the wire unless an equal number of electrons is pushed out of the other end.

17. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
Electrons can be forced to move by pushing more electrons to the wire. However - no electron can get into the wire unless an equal number of electrons is pushed out of the other end.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
Power which is watt.

18. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
Power which is watt.
Watt.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

19. What do you need to take into account when installing a electrical system?
Amps or just A - is the measurement in units of the amount of electric current that flows. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.

20. What is voltage or electromotive force?
Amps or just A - is the measurement in units of the amount of electric current that flows. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit. The rate of electron flow determines the number of amperes in a circuit.
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

21. What does an appliance need to function properly?
120/240 V service.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Power which is watt.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.

22. How is current measured?
Electrons can be forced to move by pushing more electrons to the wire. However - no electron can get into the wire unless an equal number of electrons is pushed out of the other end.
Watt.
In units of Amperes
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

23. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
60 cycles per second.
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.

24. What is WATT?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.

25. What is the basic unit to measure electrical power?
60 cycles per second.
Watt.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Electrons can be forced to move by pushing more electrons to the wire. However - no electron can get into the wire unless an equal number of electrons is pushed out of the other end.

26. Electrical Power is the product of what?
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
Power which is watt.
When current flows - the resulting work is energy. Current flow tends to heat whatever its moving through - which is a useful characteristic of an appliance.

27. What is the measurement unit of electron movement
In a wire conductor - there are billions of loose or free electrons - all safely in place in their fields. They're distributed evenly throughout the wire.
Hertz - one cycle per second is equal to one hertz. Electricity is caused to flow through wires at a frequency of 60 cycles per second. This means electrons flow one direction - then in the reverse direction - repeating this cycle 60 times every seco
From an electricians - pov - electricity is the movement of electrons. Electrons are atomic particles found in every substance. An electron has one main characteristic which is a negative electrical charge.
When current flows - the resulting work is energy. Current flow tends to heat whatever its moving through - which is a useful characteristic of an appliance.