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Electrician 101

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1. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
KW-H
Energy
60 cycles per second.
Watt.

2. How is current measured?
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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
In units of Amperes

3. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
1000 watts
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.

4. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
KW-H
60 cycles per second.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
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.

5. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
In units of Amperes
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.

6. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
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.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).

7. What is the basic unit to measure electrical power?
1000 watts
Watt.
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.

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

9. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
In units of Amperes

10. Electrical Power is the product of what?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
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.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.

11. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.

12. What is DC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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.

13. What does an appliance need to function properly?
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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
KW-H

14. What do you need to take into account when installing a electrical system?
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.
In units of Amperes
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.

15. How can electrons be forced to move?
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
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.
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.

16. What is 1 kilowatt equal too?
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
1000 watts
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

17. What is AC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
120/240 V service.

18. What type of Voltage is required for new homes to have?
1000 watts
120/240 V service.
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

19. What is voltage or electromotive force?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in 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.

20. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
60 cycles per second.
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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.

21. 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.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
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.

22. What is the measurement unit of electron movement
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
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 electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
Power which is watt.

23. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
60 cycles per second.

24. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
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.
Energy
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.

25. What is WATT?
Power which is watt.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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 basic unit used to measure electrical power.

26. What is electricity really?
60 cycles per second.
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.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.

27. 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.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.