An electromagnet can be switched on and off - answer And advantage of an
electromagnet over a permanent magnet is
Scatters light uniformly in all directions - answer An excellent diffuser surface is one that
In a photovoltaic cell - answer Light is converted into electricity
Armature - answer The rotating part of a DC motor is known as
Fish tape - answer A device used to pull wires through a conduit is called
Approximately zero - answer In making a resistance test, remember that the resistance
of a short circuit is
Parallel - answer To increase current capacity, battery cells are connected in
10 - answerThe hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is approximately how many
times it's cold resistance
Start measuring at the highest range - answerThe proper way of measuring and
unknown voltage with a multi-tester is to
A charge - answerA capacitor stores what?
Paper - answerWhat has the lowest dielectric strength
Knife - answerA form of air switch in which the moving element is a hinged blade wedge
between stationary contact blades when closed is a what switch
The contact resistance between the bare wire in the person at the point of contact -
answerIf a bare live conductor is touched accidentally, the severity of the electric shock
is determined primarily by
The same as - answerThe voltage per turn of the primary of a transformer is
________the voltage per turn of the secondary
Infinite - answerAnd open resister when checked with an ohmmeter reads
Lesser - answerThe larger the diameter of a wire, the _____is it's resistance?
, Above - answerService heads and goosenecks in service entrance cable shall be what
point of attachment of the service drops to the building?
Moisture resistant and thermoplastic - answerType TW conductor is what type?
Low permeability - answerSteel is hard to magnetize because of its
Commutator - answerA repulsion motor is equipped with a
increase - answerWhen the temperature of a copper wire is raised, the resistance will
Starting - answerThe capacitor in a capacitor-start induction-run AC motor is connected
in series with what winding?
Cover - answerDefined as the shortest distance measured between a point on the top
surface of any direct buried conductor, cable, conduit and a top surface of finish grade
A battery - answerAn ohmmeter consists of a meter movement in series with what?
Oil and soap - answerGreece is a lubricant that is basically a combination of what?
Open - answerThe continuity of a coil of winding may be determined by measuring the
resistance of the coil. If the resistance measured is infinite, the coil winding is what?
SPDT - answerA three-way switch is equivalent to what kind of switch?
It makes the operation of each appliance independent with each other - answerThe
main reason that electrical appliances are connected in parallel rather than series is?
Voltage - answerA step up transformer increases what?
Inductive - answerA circuit with a lagging current means the circuit is what?
0.4 ohms - answerIf a conductor has a resistance of 0.2 ohms and the link is doubled,
the resistance becomes what?
Preventing a short circuit between conducting wires - answerInsulating materials have
the function of
Voltage source and a conductor - answerFor current to flow the very basic circuit
requirements are
Pendant - answerA device or equipment which is suspended from overhead either by
means of a flexible cord carrying current, or otherwise is a?
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