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Electrician 101

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1. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
Power which is watt.
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

2. What does an appliance need to function properly?
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.
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
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

3. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
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.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
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.

4. What is AC?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

5. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
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.

6. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
Energy
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
KW-H
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.

7. 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.
KW-H
Watt.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

8. What is 1 kilowatt equal too?
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
1000 watts
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.

9. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
In units of Amperes
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 basic unit used to measure electrical power.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.

10. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
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 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.

11. What is WATT?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Power which is watt.
60 cycles per second.

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

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13. 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
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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.

14. What is DC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.

15. What do you need to take into account when installing a electrical system?
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.
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 design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.

16. What does P = E x I stand for?
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
Watt.

17. Electrical Power is the product of what?
KW-H
Power which is watt.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I

18. What type of Voltage is required for new homes to have?
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.
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 behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
120/240 V service.

19. How can electrons be forced to move?
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
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.
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.

20. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
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.
Power which is watt.
KW-H
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.

21. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

22. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
60 cycles per second.
In units of Amperes
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 voltage or electromotive force?
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.
60 cycles per second.
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.

24. What is the basic unit to measure electrical power?
Watt.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
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.

25. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
In units of Amperes
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
KW-H
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).

26. What is electricity really?
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.
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.

27. How is current measured?
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.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
In units of Amperes