Electrician Notes
Safety Signs
- Warning signs: Indicate potential hazards.
- Mandatory signs: Prescribe actions that must be followed.
- Prohibition signs: Indicate actions that are not allowed.
- Information signs: Provide general information.
Fire Extinguishers
- Smothering: Isolating the fire from the supply of oxygen.
- Steps to use a fire extinguisher (PASS):
- Pull the pin.
- Aim at the base of the fire.
- Squeeze the lever.
- Sweep from side to side.
- Types of fire extinguishers used for electrical equipment fires: Halon type.
- Starving: Removing the fuel element from the fire.
5S Concept
- Step 4 refers to "Standardization".
Hand Tools
- Round nose pliers are used for making wire hooks and loops.
- Pincers: Used for extracting pin nails from wood.
Road Safety Signs
- Cautionary signs: Used for safety on roads.
- Warning signs: Have a yellow background.
Waste Disposal
- Incineration: A waste disposal method that produces heat.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Nose mask: Used for protection from fumes.
Lifting Heavy Loads
- Cranes and slings, winch, layers and rollers, and machine moving platforms are used to lift and move heavy loads.
Artificial Respiration
- Nelson’s arm-lift back pressure method is used for victims with injuries on the chest and belly.
Occupational Health Hazards
- Biological hazards can cause infection.
Diagnosing Cardiac Arrest
- Appears blue color around his lips.
First Aid
- Apply pressure over the injured portion to stop bleeding.
- If a victim is in contact with an electrical power supply, break the contact by switching OFF the power supply.
- If a victim injured on head with risk of dying the golden hour is the First 30 minutes.
COMA Stage
- Lie totally senseless and do not respond to calls.
Gauges
- The tool is used to check the internal radius of a job.
Files
- Rasp cut file.
Tools
- Inside caliper.
Timber Defects
- Twisting in timber is caused by uneven shrinkage.
Mortise Chisel
- Making rectangular holes in wood.
Sheet Metal
- Hatchet stake is used for sharp bends in sheet metal.
Cold Chisel
- Diamond point chisel is used for squaring materials at the corners.
Calipers
- Jenny caliper is used to draw parallel lines along the outer edges of materials.
Drill Bit
- Taper shank bit.
Sheet Metal Work
- Square stake is used for general purpose in sheet metal work.
ISO Metric Fine Thread
- In ISO metric fine thread M12 x 1.25, 1.25 indicates the pitch of the thread.
Timber
- Knot defect in timber is due to irregularity in the growth of the branches.
Files
- Triangular file is used for sharpening the blunt teeth of a tenon saw.
File Parts
- Heel.
Tool
- Jenny caliper.
Chisel Angle
- Point angle.
Firmer Chisel
- General chiseling work.
Half Lap Joint
- Middle-lap joint is used if one part of a job meets another part at some distance from the ends.
Notches
- V notch is used for making a metal tray with 90° bend and an inside flange.
Hem Folding
- Purpose of hem folding in sheet metal work is to prevent the sheet from damage.
Timber Defect
- Irregularity.
Hammer
- Claw hammer.
Timber Defect
- Cupping in timber is caused by improper seasoning.
Galvanized Sheet Pipe Joint
- Parallel female thread.
Notches
- Straight notch is used for bending the edge of the sheet.
Cross Cut Cold Chisel
- Cutting keyways.
Notch
- V notch is used to make a job with 90° bend.
Curve Cutting
- Key hole saw is used for internal cutting in wood.
Stake
- Blow-horn stake.
Tools
- Tack hammer.
Chisel
- Web chisel is used for separating metals after chain drilling.
Stake
- Blow horn stake is used for riveting or seaming tapered cone shaped articles.
Timbers
- Growth of branches cause knot defect in timbers.
Current Carrying Capacity
- The current carrying capacity of 32 amp. rated cable, if it is protected by the rewirable fuse is .
Standard Wire Gauge (SWG)
- The possible range to measure the size of the wire in a Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) is .
Wire Joint
- Knotted tap joint.
Soldering Flux
- Hydrochloric acid soldering flux is used for soldering galvanized iron.
Soldering Method
- Dip soldering is used for quantity production and for tinning work.
Under Ground (UG) Cable
- Bedding is the part marked as ‘X’ in the under ground (UG) cable.
XLPE’ Cable
- Cross Linked Poly Ethylene.
Underground Cable
- Serving layer in underground cable protects armouring from atmospheric condition.
Cable Laying Method
- Racks in air cable laying method is used in generating station.
Copper Atom
- There is 1 electron in the valence shell of a copper atom.
Neon Lamp
- Gas ionization effect is the effect of electric current on neon lamp.
Insulation Resistance
- Mega ohm is the unit of insulation resistance.
Electrical Device
- Rewirable fuses are the coarse excess current protection.
Wire Joint
- Western Union joint is used for extending the length of conductor in over head lines.
Soldering Flux
- Ker-al-lite is used for soldering aluminum conductors.
Molten Solder
- Tin content reduced due to repeated melting.
PVC Insulation
- Insulation resistance decreases when cable carries excess current continuously for long period.
Cable Laying
- Duct pipes is for congested areas.
UG Cables
- Lead sheath is the part marked as ‘X’ in UG cables.
U.G Cable
- Short circuit fault can be identified in the circuit.
Underground Cable
- Bedding protects the metallic sheath against corrosion.
Soldering Iron
- It prevents burns and fire if kept into a stand that not in use while soldering.
Wire Joint
- Rat tail joint.
Joint
- Married joint.
Britannia ‘T’ joint
- Tapping the service connection from overhead lines.
Soldering Method
- Soldering with a soldering iron is used for servicing and repairing work.
Dipsoldering Method
- Soldering miniature components on PCB.
Belted U.G Cable
- Lead sheath is the part marked ‘X’ in belted U.G cable.
Insulating Material
- Bituminous compound is used as hot pouring compound for making joints in under ground cable.
Bedding Insulation
- Protect the metallic sheath against corrosion in U.G. cable?
Test
- Loop test is conducted to locate the faults in U.G. cables.
Stranded Conductor
- Diameter of each conductor is represented by the number 1.40.
Aluminium Conductor
- is the electrical conductivity of aluminium conductor.
Cable Rating Factor
- is the rating factor of cable provided with coarse excess current protection.
Neutral Conductor
- Half size of phase conductor in U.G cable
Tool
- Crimping tool
Joint
Western union joint is the tool is used in over head lines for high tensile strength.
The reading of micrometer is .
Conductors
- 16 Amp. Cable's current capacity is .
Advantage of Stranded Conductor
- It is More flexible.
Unit for Quantity of Electricity
- It is Coulomb
Name of Soldering Method
- Soldering gun.
Electro Motive Force (EMF) Calculation
Current Rating Factor Calculation
- Current rating factor for close excess current protection of cable is .
Solid Conductor
- Solid conductor compare to stranded conductor has less flexibility.
Soldering Method
- Temperature controlled soldering is the name of the soldering method.
Soldering
- Insufficient heating is the cause for cold solder defect in soldering.
Electric Supply
- Bare conductors are used for distribution lines.
Conductors
- There are electrons in the third cell of the copper atom.
Semiconductor Material
- Germanium is a semiconductor material.
A.C. Supply Indicator
- Both electrodes will glow in neon polarity indicator used for checking A.C. supply.
Electrical Energy
- consumed by 500W lamp for 5 hours.
Hot Resistance Calculation
- The hot resistance of a bulb rated as 100W/250V is .
Electric Circuit Law
- Kirchhoff’s second law states that in closed electric circuit, the applied voltage is equal to the sum of the voltage drops.
Total Power Calculation
- Total power of the circuit the two lamps rated as 200W/240V are connected in series across 240V supply is .
Parallel Circuit
- Parallel circuits have equivalent resistance
- Resistance Value Changes A conductor’s diameter doubles, the resistance value decreases to four times.
Series Circuit Indicators
- Indicate infinite resistance when reading ohmmeter across opened ‘R2 resistor.
Resistors
- Wire wound resistor is the name of the resistor.
Resistor Value
- The resistance value of the resistor by colour coding method is .
Ohm Meter Graduated Scale
- It is graduated with non- linear scale because the current is inversely proportional to resistance.
Wheatstone Bridge
- The unknown resistance ‘RDC’ in the Wheatstone bridge network is .
Temperature Coefficient
- Mica is having negative temperature co-efficient property.
Ohm’s Law Electrical Quantities
- Current, voltage and resistance.
Open Circuits
- In the parallel circuit with one branch opened, no current will flow in that branch.
Resistivity Unit
- is the unit of resistivity.
Arc Quenching Protection
- Varistors resistor is used for Arc quenching protection in circuit breakers.
Colour Coding
- The resistance value by colour coding method is .
Wheatstone Bridge Reading
- Value of the meter “V” is .
Series Circuit
- Multiplier resistor of a voltmeter is the application of series circuit.
Opened Resistor in Series Circuit
- Total supply voltage will appear across the opened resistor in series circuit.
Shorted Points
- Circuit resistance is zero if ‘ab’ points are shorted.
Resistance Name
If the temperature increases, resistance increase and that resistor is called Sensistors.
Quantity of Electricity (Q) can be dertermined with: Current x Time
Conductance Unit:
Mho is unit of conductance
Temperature Effect
- Temperature co- efficient defines the change in resistance in Ohm(Ω) per degree centigrade (°C).
Voltmeter
- Moving coil voltmeter is used to test the polarity of battery.
Resistor
- The voltage drop across the resistor ‘R2’ in the series circuit is .
Series Circuit
- Fuse in circuit is an application of series circuit.
Measuring Method Resistance Range
- Wheat stone bridge method is used for measuring .
SI Unit of Specific Resistance
- is the SI unit of specific resistance.
Resistors
- The value of the resistor is .
Shunt Resistance
- Shunt resistor R2: To adjust the zero position of the pointer.
Heat Generation
- Electrical quantity: Square of the current
Resistance
- If the cross section the area is doubled resistance decreases 2 times.
Voltage Drop across Resistor
- Voltage drop across the resistor ‘R4’ in the circuit is .
Resistor
If the light intensity increases then Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) decreases.
Formula for Power
Voltage × Current
Calculation of Heat Resistance rated lamp: 312.5
Value of Resistance calculation in open circuit is infinity
Lowest Current flows Resistance in parallel Value is 560
The Specific Resistance Value of Copper Conductor is The specific resistance 1. 72 Micro ohm/cm3
Inversely Proportional resistance is Area of Cross Section
Total Capacitance Calculation:
In the circuit is 6uF
The Unit of the Capacitance is Farad
Calculation of Capacitance Value formula = .014
How one can decrease the Capacitance ValueIncreasing the distance between the plates
The is Diamagnetic Substance is Water one the following options
Factor which will affect the Polarity of the ElectroMagnet is Direction of Current
The formula for Magneto Motive Force (MMF) Ampere-turns
Three Inductors are connected with Series with the formula LT = L1 + L2 + L3
Permeance calculation is Weber/Ampere turns
Cork Screw rule is applied to find the direction of the Magnetic fields in a Solenoid Coil?
Series Circuit
- The total Series circuit Capacitance calculation =15ufd
Voltage Differences Capicators
Each Voltage drop is less than Voltage reading
Paramagnetic Substancethe Para Magnetic Substance isCopper from one the following parameters given
B.H curve partscoercivity is part marked in B. H curve
ConductanceThe similar for conductivity is permeance for Electric current
Retentiveness
*Ampere turn / Weber - Retentiveness Unit
Correct Expression of CapacitanceEquation For capacitance C= Q/W - Q’ and the voltage being ‘V’
Electromagnet’s Pulling Strength: Increase the field strength Increase the field intensity
Magnetizing Force:defines The flux density is always lagging behind of the magnetizing force Hysteresis
Effect of Surrounding Metal:Effect is eddy Current in the Magnetic field.
Capacitors for Air Application:TV Turners in are generally used the capacitance
.Capacitance Polarized Electrolytic :
*Will Explode one polarity changes
Magnet Materials
*Wood Material is in Magnetism
S.I Unit of Lux DensityTesla is S.I Unit. Of Lux Density
Shape factor that is related to B-H Curve factor Magnetic Related
eddy current Is Frequent in B. H curves.
Changing PermeabilityWhen the Flux density increases
Type of Capacitor using Space ElectronicsElectrolyte Tantalum
It’s will Not Function during the defect called Open Circuit
Changes in value of Decreasing distance in Plates Increases is one them in Capacitor
One Property in is Magnet is Directive Property
A parametric Substance in Air.
What method is used to make commercial purposes with Permanent Mags.Commercial Mag Induction purpose.
In turns value when the space in Increases in Decays .Effect of Inducatance in Decays
Dielectric Insulator is Used capacitor is Plates Protect From short -circuit
Area of plate is factor of determine capacitive value
Capaitors RFCoupling Circuits: - used monolithic
Susceptance SI is Mho
*Resistance formula : 42. 5Increasing capacitance: Reducing capacitance
Formula to find Three Phase Reactive Power (PR): *SinTHETABelow0.5 lagging is inductive Load power factor
Current Three Star load. algebraic sum of currents
Reactive Power Calculation :11.5 KVA apparent power
zero power factor : Opposite signal WattMeter.
*240v voltage :339.5v value of peak voltage.
*Resinance Formula *Inductive 0.1
Reactance 0.1 = Value equal
Reactive Powe Formula- * formula- = VI 0.5 8
Impendence is 12:5 , X 41=36,X,1= 24 formula value is ohm
Single PH AC circuit: Phase displacements: =90 11 = = Star relationship voltages- : 20 volts = Phase sequence Meter function is to Phase sequence Meter function is to Ensure the correct phase
415v ,0- power 7884
Two wattmeters =2 show total power - 2=0.5
Calculate The power factor of coil: 5A, =0.5
Calculate Impedance if L.C series circuits= 0 -240 01 -8 sinThe power of A.c RC circuit = Power factor = = 0 A / 20
To make the low power by improving AC circuit formula is capacitor paralleled
the Power formula If sine A Theta Power = sin Theta The power formula If sine A Theta Power = sin Theta
The = power relation in L.c circuit = = formula is = is L = .3 4 L= -3
Measure the 3 AC Artificial The measure three 3AC Artificial Star
R factor=formula is Maximum =form average 2A +
*RL2= Z = ohm
*Negative reading in watts meters The- correct option: 54 (c) by reversing by replacing