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I. SCREWDRIVERS.
These tools are made
of steel hardened and
tempered at the tip
used to loosen or
tighten screws with
slotted heads. They
come in various sizes
and shapes.
A.Standard/Flat
Screwdriver. The blade
tip is wedge-shaped
and resembles a
negative (-) sign. This is
used to drive
screws with a single slot
head.
B. Philips Screwdriver.
This has a cross tip
resembling a positive
(+) sign. This is used to
drive screws with cross
slot
C. Stubby
Screwdriver. This
comes in either
Standard or Philips
screwdriver with short
shank or blade and a
shorted handle used
to turn screws in tight
spaces where a
standard screwdriver
cannot be used.
D.Allen
Screwdriver/Wrench.
This could be in the
shape of a screwdriver
or a wrench. Its function
is to drive screws with
hexagonal slot heads.
II. HAMMERS. These
are tools
used in driving or
pounding and pulling
out nails. They are
made of hard steel,
wood, plastic, or rubber.
The following are types
of hammers:
A. Claw hammer
B. Mallet(rubber head)
C. Ballpeen hammer
III. PLIERS. These tools
are made from metal with
insulators in the handle
and are used for cutting,
twisting, bending, holding,
and gripping wires and
cables.
A. Combination Pliers
(Lineman’s Pliers).
V. Electrician’s Knife.
This is used by linemen
to remove insulation of
wire and cables in low
and high voltage
transmission lines.
VII. Hacksaw. This tool is used to cut metal
conduit and armored cable.
Surface type
Flush type
Male plug- a device inserted to a convenience
outlet to conduct electric current.
Lamp holders-
devices that hold and
protect the lamp and
are also called Lamp
Sockets/Receptacles.
Hanging (weather
Switch - a device that connects and
disconnects the flow of electric current in a circuit.
Fuse - a circuit
protective device that
automatically blows and
cuts the current when
overload or short circuit
Flush type Hanging type
happens.
Circuit Breaker - a
protective device used
to automatically blow
and cut the current
when trouble in the
circuit such as short
circuit or overload
occurs.
Junction Box - an
octagonal shaped
electrical material where
the connections or joints
of wires are being done.
Utility Box - a rectangular shaped metallic or
plastic (PVC) material in which flush type
convenience outlet and switch are attached.
Electrical Wire/Conductor- electrical
material that could be:
a. Stranded wire which is made of multiple
strands joined together to make a single
wire.
b. Solid wire is made of a single strand of
copper or aluminum wire. These are used
in wiring installation inside and outside the
buildings.
Knotted tap. This is used
where the tap wire is
under heavy tensile stress.
Plain tap joint. This is
used where the tap wire is
under considerable tensile
stress circuit.
Conduits/Pipes- electrical materials used as
the passage of wires for protection and insulation.
These could be rigid metallic, flexible metallic
conduit (FMC), rigid nonmetallic (PVC), and
flexible non-metallic or corrugated plastic conduit
(CPC).
Plastic
clamp
COMMON WIRE SPLICES AND JOINTS
As a student in Electrical Installation and
Maintenance, you should acquire the important
knowledge and skills in wire splices and joints and be
familiar with the actual application of every splice and
joint. This will serve as your tool in performing actual
wiring installation.
Cross joint.
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