Electricity Basics
A continuous flow of electric charge through complete, unbroken pathway
What is an electric current?
Your clients hands are wet and YOU are about to use your E-file, What should you do?
Dry their hands with a clean, dust free towel and proceed.
The main purpose of this third prong on an electrical plug is to provide this safety feature
What is grounding
This unit measures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor
What is an insulator or non-conductor
A circuit that has one single pathway for electricity to flow
What is a serious circuit
This component is the box that the electric file handpiece plugged into, it conducts electricity from the wall outlet to the file
What is a transformer?
This safety device contains a fine metal wire that melts and breaks the circuit if an overload occurs, making it single use
What is a fuse?
This unit measures the strength or amount of an electric current running through a conductor
What is an ampere
A circuit w/multiple pathways so that if 1 lightbulb goes out, the others stay lit
What is a parallel circuit?
The speed of an electric nail file motor is measured using this common acronym
What is an RPM or revolutions per minute
This resettable safety device automatically shuts off an electric circuit at the first sign of an overload
What is a circuit breaker?
The senior measures how electric energy is used in one second
What is a watt?
A device used manually to open & close an electrical pathway
What is a switch?
Buying cheap electric files meant for hobby or hardware stores instead of professional nail salons usually causes the machine to do this excessively
What is vibrate excessively?
The specific acronym stands for safety outlet that senses current leakage and protects you from electric shock near water sources
What is GFCI, Ground fault circuit interrupter
The unit measures the resistance of an electric current
What is an OHM