Tools
The type of screwdriver that's tip is a +
Phillip's head screwdriver
A 4 sided washer typically used when building support racks for conduit.
Square Washer
Burns
The side of the wire pull that pushes the wire into the raceway.
Feeding Side
The temperature water freezes at in Fahrenheit.
32 Degrees Fahrenheit
A power tool commonly used to cut objects via a rotating band.
Band Saw
A common "female" style anchor used when mounting equipment in solid concrete.
Drop in anchor
A secondary protective measure to prevent electrical shock.
Grounding
Wire pulling tape that has distance measurements printed on it.
Mule Tape/True Tape
Something "Life" supposedly gives you but was not created naturally but instead by human hands.
Lemons, a cross between a citron and bitter orange
A tool most commonly used by electricians for multiple applications. Using it as a hammer is not one of the uses approved, though many electricians use it as such.
Side Cutters/Linesman Pliers/Kleins
This type of condolet/conduit body has two openings that are opposite of eachother.
C
A system designed to keep circuits de-energized by a series of locks and tags.
Lock Out/Tag Out
A pulling device usually made from tempered spring steel.
Fish Tape
The temperature water boils at in Fahrenheit.
212 Degrees Fahrenheit
A drill bit designed to gradually increase a hole's size by using "steps" built into the bit itself.
Uni-bit/step bit
The two most common depth sizes of uni-strut channeling. Commonly referred to as thin and thick strut.
7/8" and 1 5/8"
In 2019 this percentage of jobsite fatalities died from electrocution.
3%
Typical peak pulling force of large heavy-duty cable pullers/tuggers.
10,000 pounds
The starting terminal you should connect first when trying to jumpstart a car.
Positive/Red
The proper tool name for a pair of channel locks.
Tongue and groove pliers
The dimensions of a 4-11 square box.
4 11/16" x 4 11/16"
GFCIs are designed to stop the flow of electricity within this amount of a second in order to prevent shock and electrocution.
1/40
Name of a wax based wire lubricant/soap typically associated with the number 77.
Yellow 77
The scientific name for a reaction in cooking where meat develops a darker brown crust when heated, commonly referred to as "browning" the meat.
Malliard Reaction