Electrical Tools

and Equipment
I. Screw Drivers
Made of steel

Used to loosen or
tighten screws with
slotted heads

Come in various sizes

and shapes
A. Standard/ Flat Screw Driver
 The blade tip is wedge-
shaped and resembles a
negative (-) sign

 Used to drive screws

with a single slot head
B. Philips Screw Drivers
 Has a cross tip
resembling a positive
(+) sign

 Used to drive screws

with cross slot heads
C. Stubby Screw Driver
 Standard or Philips screw
drivers with short shank or
blade

 Has a shorted handle

 Used to turn screws in

tight space
D. Allen Screw Driver/
Wrench
 Could be in the shape of a
screw driver or a wrench

 Used to drive screw with

hexagonal slot head
 II. Hammers
 Used in driving or
pounding and
pulling out nails

 Made of hard steel,

wood, platic or
rubber
Types of Hammer :
A. Claw Hammer B. Mallet (rubber C. Ballpen Hammer
head)
III. Pliers
 Made from metal
with insulator in the
handle

 Used for cutting,

twisting, bending,
holding and
gripping wires
A. Combination pliers (lineman’s pliers)

 Used for cutting,

gripping, holding
electrical wires and
cables and even small
nails

 Usually used by
lineman in doing heavy
tasks
B. Side Cutting Pliers

Used for cutting fine,

medium and big wires
and cables
 C. Long Nose Pliers
 Can reach tight space or
small opening where other
pliers cannot reach

 Used in making terminal

loops of copper wires
IV. Wire Stripper
Used for removing
insulation of medium
sized wired ranging
gauge #10 to #16
 V. Electrician’s Knife
Used by lineman to
remove insulation of
wire and cables in low
and high voltage
transmission lines
VI. Portable Electric Drill
 A small drilling machine
with a chuck capacity of ¼
to 3/8

 Used in making holes on

metal sheets and concrete
walls
 VII. Hacksaw

Used to cut metal

conduit and
armored cable