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Electrician 101

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1. What do you have to calculate to get the amount of electrical power?
KW-H
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
120/240 V service.

2. 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.
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
120/240 V service.

3. What do you need to take into account when installing a electrical system?
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
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.
KW-H

4. What is a useful characteristic that can be used in an appliance?
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
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.
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.

5. What is the amperage that can be measured with a ammeter?
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.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.
60 cycles per second.

6. What is AC?
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
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.

7. What happens when current passes through a motor's field coils?
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.
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.

8. What does the positive-negative attraction relate too?
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.
60 cycles per second.
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.

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

10. How can electrons be forced to move?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
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.
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.

11. What is voltage or electromotive force?
Energy
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
Voltage and current in a circuit. That is - voltage(in volts) times current (in amperes) equals power (in watts) P=E x I
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.

12. Electricity flows through wires In what frequency?
60 cycles per second.
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.
In units of Amperes

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

14. What type of system does electricity behaves as?
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
1000 watts
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.

15. What is DC?
Stands for direct current and it is when electrons move in one direction.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.
You must multiply voltage ( involts) times current(in amperes).
In units of Amperes

16. What voltage are common electrical devices - designed to operate as?
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
In units of Amperes
120/240 V service.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.

17. What is Amperes?
Power which is watt.
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
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.

18. How is current measured?
In units of Amperes
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
KW-H
The behavior of positive and negative charges is very similar to the behavior of the two poles in a magnet.

19. What is WATT?
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
Watt.
Stands for alternating current and it is when electrons move in both directions.
The basic unit used to measure electrical power.

20. What is the basic unit to measure electrical power?
Watt.
KW-H
A magnatic field is generated that makes the motor rotate - producing mechanical power.
The electrical current flow or amperage - the rate of electron flow that passes through a cross section of wire.

21. What is the unit commonly used to measure electrical energy?
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
1000 watts
Energy

22. What is 1 kilowatt equal too?
Voltage or electromotive force is pressure required to force electrons into a wire. Voltage is also measured in units called Volts.
In units of Amperes
120/240 V service.
1000 watts

23. What does an appliance need to function properly?
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.
Power which is watt.
120/240 V service.
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.

24. What does P = E x I stand for?
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
The basic unit used to measure electrical 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.
E stands for voltage in volts - I stands for current in amperes - and P stands for power in watts.

25. 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
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.
In units of Amperes

26. What is the amount of power used over a period of time?
Most common electrical devices are set to operate as 120/240 V.
Electricity behaves as a water system. It must have pressure to push the water - and a drain to allow it to flow continuously.
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.
Energy

27. Electrical Power is the product of what?
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.
1000 watts
The design that the system is able to handle total amperage needs.