Electrical Terms
This is the measure of how much power is being used.
What is a watt?
Conductor type that is actually several wires twisted together.
What is stranded wire?
These are machine punched pieces of metal not completely cut loose from the metal box.
What is a knockout?
The wire that is not required to be insulated.
What is a ground wire?
In 120-volt house wiring, the black wire is always this.
What is hot?
A measure of the number of electrons flowing.
What is current?
This a device for controlling the flow of electrical current in an electric circuit by opening and closing the circuit.
What is a switch?
This term is the conductor to ground an electrical service.
What is a GEC (grounding electrode conductor)?
This is the most common electric dryer receptacle.
What is a 4-wire 30A receptacle?
This has two pairs of traveler terminals and no common terminal.
What is a four way switch?
The unit of measurement of electrical resistance.
What is an ohm?
The diameter of a wire.
What is gauge?
Is the NEC Table used to size the GEC.
What is 250.66?
True or False. You can NEVER replace two-prong receptacle with a three-prong receptacle
What is false? (Maybe replaced with a GFCI and marked "No Ground" or another two-pronged receptacle.
Most common wiring method for an electric dryer.
What is 10/3 Romex?
The unit by which electricity is metered for resale.
What is a kilowatt hour?
Wire commonly used in residential housing.
What is non-metallic sheathed cable (Romex)?
This is the term for a feeder or branch circuit ground.
What is EGC (equipment grounding conductor)?
This is allowed as an approved lighting outlet.
What is a half-hot or switched receptacle?
Amount of power available from a 15A 120V residential circuit.
What is 1800 VA/WATTS?
When given voltage, current, or resistance, using this formula, the unknown factor can be calculated if the other two factors are known.
What is Ohm's Law?
4/0 Aluminum SEU is used for this size service.
What is 200A?
Is the NEC Table used to size an EGC.
What is 250.122?
A general use "snap switch" may be used as a disconnect for motors up to this horse power.
What is 2 hp?
This is the maximum number of circuit breakers allowed before a main disconnect is required. (181129)
What is 6?