The smallest wire size that can be used with a 20 amp breaker?
What is 12 guage
Electricity that is either negative or positive.
What is Polarity?
Unit of electrical pressure
What is a Volt?
The device on the power pole that converts electricity for your home.
What is a Transformer
Direction Wires should be wrapped on terminals
What is clockwise?
Cable typically used in houses that has 3 or 4 wires with a plastic sheath
What is Romex or Non-Metallic sheathed cable.
Electrical current that flows only in one direction
What is Direct Current -DC?
Unit of electrical flow.
What is an ampere?
The electricity we use changes direction 120 time/sec
What is Alternating Current?
Can be bare or green
What is the Ground?
Can be Red or Black
What is the Hot Wire
What is the power formula?
W = V x A
Unit of electrical resistance.
What is an Ohm?
Another name for cycles per second
What is Hertz?
Side of the circuit that switches are on.
What is the Hot Side?
Normally used for overhead cables.
What is Aluminum?
Another name for a wire connector.
What is a wire nut?
Unit of electrical power.
What is a Watt?
Unit of electrical power that we are billed for, pay for.
What is a Kilowatt?
Side of outlet hooked to the hot wire.
What is the Brass terminals?
A current-carrying conductor that is not "Hot"
What is the Neutral?
Name the wire colors in a 12-3 w/ ground.
What are Black, Red, White and Bare?
Safety device typically found in bathrooms and kitchens.
What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter -GFCI?
Device that "trips" when there is an overload.
What is a Circuit Breaker?
Tool for removing insulation from wires.
What are wire strippers?