COMMON

ELECTRICAL TOOLS
&
MEASURING
DEVICES
HAND TOOLS

 Are tools
manipulated and
operated by our
hands without the
use of electrical
 1. Screw Drivers
 Are made out of tool steel
hardened and tempered at
the tip. They come in
various sizes and shapes
which are used to turn or
drive screws with slotted
heads.
a. Standard/Flat
Screw Driver
 The blade tip is
formed into wedge to
fit with slotted head
screws. This screw
driver is also called
b. Phillips/Star
screw driver
 The blade tip is
recessed to fit with
the recessed head
screws.
 2. Pliers
 Used for cutting and twisting
wires and to grip small parts.
Pliers should not be used for
tightening or loosening nuts
and bolts because the
serrations of the jaws round
off the corners of the bolt
head or nut causing a wrench
a. Slip joint
Mechanical pliers
 Used for cutting wire
and holding flat and
round stock. This plier
is also called
b. Combination/Lineman’s
pliers
 Manufactured for
light, medium, and
heavy duty of work
for cutting electrical
wire, and small nails.
 c. Long nose pliers
 Used for cutting and
holding fine wires; can
reach into tight space.
Commonly used by
electricians to make
terminal loops in copper
d. Diagonal/Side pliers

 Used for cutting

medium or fine
wires. Used for
bending small
pieces of soft
 3. Wire Stripper
 Special tool used for
removing insulation of
medium sized wires and
can remove the insulation
of rubber covered wires
varying from gauge no. 26
 4. Wire Gage/ Wire
Gauge
 Used in sizing conductors.
The Brown and Sharpe Gage
(B & S), and lately called
American Wire Gage
(A.W.G.) can measure from
gauge no. 0 to gauge no. 36
5. Wrenches
 Used to turn nuts or
hold the piece of stock
when tightening
screws, nuts and bolts.
a. Adjustable
wrench
 It is handy and can quickly be
adjusted for size to grip/grasp
piece of stock. Adjust the jaw
firmly and make certain the
wrench is set so that the pull
on he handle is toward the
bottom side. The relieves
 b. Open-end-wrench
 This is handy wrench
but is not as dependable
as a box wrench. This
wrench grasps the nuts
on only two of its flat
side, and is subject it
 c. Box wrench
 It is an excellent tool as
it grips the nut on all
sides. This reduces the
chances of slipping with
resultant damage to the
nut and possibly the
d. Combination
wrench
 It is a wrench in
which one end is
open-end wrench
while the other end
e. Allen wrench/Hex Head
Screw driver

 The end tip is

shaped hexagonally
to fit the same
shape of the screw
to be tightened or
 POWER TOOLS
 Are tools which are
operated and
manipulated by our
hands with the use
of electric energy.
 1. Soldering Iron
 It utilizes electricity to
heat the copper tip. Used
to solder joints and
terminal connections. The
sizes of electric soldering
copper are given in watts,
and the voltage for source
2. Soldering gun
 The contour shape
of this tool is similar
to a hand gun with
hard copper as
soldering tip.
PNEUMATIC TOOLS

 These are tools that

are operated by the
force or pressure of
air.
HYDRAULIC TOOLS

 These are tools that

are operated by
means of fluid or
oil.
 TESTING
INSTRUMENTS
1. Oscilloscope
 An instrument used to
measure/show the wave
form of alternating
current or voltage
flowing in a circuit. It is
connected in parallel
 2. Insulation tester
 Commonly called megger
 An instrument used to
measure the insulation
resistance of conductors or
wire. It is measured in
ohms or meg-ohms. It is
connected in parallel with
3. Thermometer
 An instrument used to
measure the heat
developed/generated in a
circuit or load. The unit of
measure is in degrees
centigrade or degrees
4. Galvanometer
 An instrument used to
measure small voltage in a
circuit. The unit of
measure is volt (V).
Usually, it has a Zero
center indicator. It is
connected in parallel with
5. Phase Sequence
tester
 Is two measured devices in
one unit that provides three
functions- phase sequence
identification, open phase
condition and motor
rotation indication.
6. High Potential
Tester
 is an electronic device
used to verify the
electrical insulation in a
cable, printed circuit
board, electric motor,
7. Frequency meter
 An instrument used to
measure the speed of
alternating current or direct
current in a circuit. The unit
of measure is cycle per
second (CPS) or hertz.
 It is connected in series with
 8. Ammeter
 An instrument used to
measure the amount of
electrical current
(intensity) in a circuit. The
unit of measure is ampere
(A). It is connected along
 9. Clamp-ammeter
 Also called tong tester.
 It is used to measure
current flowing in a
conductor. It is
connected or clamped
on the conductor.
 10. Voltmeter
 As instrument that
measures the voltage or
electrical pressure of a
circuit. The unit of measure
is volt (V). This instrument
is connected across the
 11. Ohmmeter
 An instrument used to
measure the resistance
of a circuit or device.
The unit of measure is
ohm (Ω). It is connected
across the circuit, device
12. Multitester or
Multimeter
 It is also called volt-ohm-
milliampere meter
 it is an electronic measuring
instrument that combines
several measurement
functions in one unit.