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Electrician 101

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1. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
In units of Amperes
120/240 V service.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

2. What is electricity really?
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
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.

3. 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
In units of Amperes
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

4. What does P = E x I stand for?
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.
Watt.
120/240 V service.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.

5. What is the basic unit to measure electrical power?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
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.
Watt.

6. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
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 electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

7. What is DC?
60 cycles per second.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
The basic unit used 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.

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

9. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
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.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
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.

10. What is Amperes?
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
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.
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

11. What is AC?
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
Power which is watt.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.

12. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
KW-H
Energy
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.

13. How can electrons be forced to move?
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.
KW-H
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
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.

14. What is 1 kilowatt equal 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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
1000 watts
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

15. How is current measured?
In units of Amperes
1000 watts
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
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.

16. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
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.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
60 cycles per second.

17. 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.
Energy
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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

18. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
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 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.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.

19. What does an appliance need to function properly?
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.
Energy

20. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
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
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
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.

21. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
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
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
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.

22. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
Watt.
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.

23. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
Power which is watt.
Energy
1000 watts
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.

24. What type of Voltage is required for new homes to have?
Watt.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
1000 watts
120/240 V service.

25. What 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.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
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.

26. What is voltage or electromotive force?
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.

27. Electrical Power is the product of what?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
In units of Amperes
1000 watts
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I