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Electrician 101

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1. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
Energy
Power which is watt.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.

2. What is WATT?
The basic unit used to measure electrical 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.
Power which is watt.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

3. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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.
In units of Amperes
60 cycles per second.

4. How can electrons be forced to move?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
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.
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.

5. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
60 cycles per second.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.

6. What does P = E x I stand for?
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.

7. Electrical Power is the product of what?
120/240 V service.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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

8. What is DC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
60 cycles per second.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
Energy

9. What do you need to take into account when installing a electrical system?
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
The basic unit used to measure electrical 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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

10. 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.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
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
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

11. How is current measured?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
In units of Amperes
60 cycles per second.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.

12. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
60 cycles per second.
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.
Power which is watt.

13. What is voltage or electromotive force?
Watt.
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.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
120/240 V service.

14. What is 1 kilowatt equal too?
1000 watts
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.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I

15. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
Energy
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I

16. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
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.
Energy
Watt.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

17. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
KW-H
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.

18. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
KW-H
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).

19. What is electricity really?
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.
Power which is watt.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
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.

20. What type of Voltage is required for new homes to have?
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
60 cycles per second.
120/240 V service.
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.

21. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
Energy
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
Watt.

22. What does an appliance need to function properly?
Power which is watt.
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.
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.

23. What is the measurement unit of electron movement
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
Power which is watt.
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.
Watt.

24. What is the basic unit to measure electrical 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.
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.
Watt.
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 going on in a wire conductor with free electrons?

26. What is AC?
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
120/240 V service.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).

27. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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 behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.