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ELECTRICAL TOOLS

and EQUIPMENT

TECHONOLGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCEMHL2012-2013


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CLASSIFICATION of TOOLS

1. DRIVING TOOLS

2. CUTTING TOOLS

3. BORING TOOLS

TECHONOLGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MHL2012-2013


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DRIVING TOOLS

A. Standard/Flat Screw Driver

blade tip is wedge-shaped

resembles a negative (-) Sign.


1. SCREW DRIVERS tools are made of steel hardened

and tempered used to loosen or tighten

screws with slotted heads

B. Philips Screw Driver.

has a cross tip resembling a positive (+)

sign.


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C. Stubby Screw Driver

comes in either Standard or Philipsscrew driver

short shank or blade and a shorted

handle used to turn screws in tightspace where standard screw drivercannot be used


D. Allen Screw Driver/Wrench

It could be in the shape of a screw driver ora wrench.

It drive screw with hexagonal slot head

1.2 HAMMERS

used in driving or pounding and pulling out nails made of hard steel, wood, plastic or rubber.

Types of hammer:

(A)Claw hammer,(B)Mallet(rubber head),(C)Ballpeen

hammer


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CUTTING TOOLS

A. Combination Pliers (Linemans Pliers)

used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical

wires and cables and even small nails.

used by linemen in doing heavy tasks.

2.PLIERS made from metal with insulators in the

handle used for cutting, twisting, bending, holding,

and gripping wires and cables

B. Side Cutting Pliers

used for cutting fine, medium and big

wires and cables


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C. Long Nose Pliers Used for cutting and holding fine wires. It reach tight space or small opening where other pliers cannot reach also used in making terminal loops of copper

wires.

D. Wire Stripper

used for removing insulation of mediumsized wires ranging from gauge #10 to

gauge #16.

E. Electricians Knife Used by linemen to remove insulation of wire

and cables in low and high voltage

transmission lines.


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3. Portable Electric drill (Boring tool)

Small drilling machine with a chuck capacity of to

3/8. It is

used in making holes on metal sheets and concrete

walls.

F. Hacksaw

used to cut metal conduit and armoredcable.


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ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES

and MATERIALS



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A. Convenience outlet

a device that acts as a convenientsource of electrical energy for currentconsuming appliances

SURFACE TYPE (DUPLEX) FLUSH TYPE (DUPLEX)

B. Male plug

a device inserted to a convenience outlet to

conduct electric current

a device that acts as a convenient source of

electrical energy for current consuming

appliances


C. Lamp holders

devices that hold and

protect the lamp and arealso called as Lamp

Sockets/Receptacles


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D. Switch

a device that connects and disconnects the flow of

electric current in a circuit

a device that acts as a convenient source of

electrical energy for current consuming appliances

E. Fuse

a circuit protective device that automatically

blows and cut the current when and over load

or short circuit happens


F. Circuit Breaker

a protective device used to automatically trips

off and cuts the current when trouble in the

circuit such as short circuit or overload occurs


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G. Junction Box

an octagonal shaped electrical materialwhere the connections or joints of wires arebeing done

H. Utility Box

a rectangular shaped metallic or plastic (PVC)

material in which flush type convenience

outlet and switch are appliances


I. Flat Cord

Is a duplex stranded wire used for temporary

wiring installation and commonly used in

extension cord assembly # 18 and gauge # 16 awg (American wire

gauge)


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L. Clamps

electrical materialsused to hold and

anchor electrical

conduits in its proper

position.

J. Electrical Wire/Conductor

a. Stranded wire which is made of multiple strandsjoined together to make a single wire.

b.Solid wire is made of a single strand of copper oraluminum wire. These are used in wiring

K. Conduits/Pipes

electrical materials

used as the passage of

wires for protection

and insulation.

M. Connectors

used to attachmetallic or non-

metallic conduit to

the junction or

utility boxes.


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ASSIGNMENT:

Study Information Sheet 1 (pg.10-17)

Read Information Sheet 1 (pg.18-19)


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Always BRING your LEARNING MODULE.

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