Electrical Hand Tools Exam Questions and
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Wire Stripper Used to strip the jacket off of wires
Hand Bender Used to bend smaller sizes of conduit by
hand
Lineman's Pliers Used to cut cables and wires and also for
twisting splices in wires
Needle Nose Pliers used to reach into smaller areas
Fish Tape Used to pull wires or cables through
conduit and wireways
Fuse Puller A non conductive plier designed to
remove Cartridge fuses
Knockout Punch A tool used to punch round holes in
cabinets and boxes to facilitate the
installation of connectors or conduit
Hammer Used driving Nails, Staples, and similar
fasteners
, pump pliers AKA "Chanel Adjustable size pliers used to tighten and
Locks" loosen conduit and connectors
Roto-split Used to remove the outer jacket of
armored cable
Diagonal cutters AKA "Dyks" Used to cut wires
Measuring tape Used to measure distances shorter
distances
Torpedo level A smaller level used to determine if things
are Straight vertical (Plumb) and or
Straight horizontally (Level)
Wire Crimper Used to secure compression type splice
caps and terminals
Philips Head Screwdriver Screw driver with a cross shaped tip
Slotted screwdriver Screw driver with a straight flat tip
Allen wrench A type of wrench that is hexagonally
shaped, designed to tighten and loosen
Allen type screws and bolts. Comes in
both standard and metric
Square tip Screwdriver A screw driver that has a square tip
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Wire Stripper Used to strip the jacket off of wires
Hand Bender Used to bend smaller sizes of conduit by
hand
Lineman's Pliers Used to cut cables and wires and also for
twisting splices in wires
Needle Nose Pliers used to reach into smaller areas
Fish Tape Used to pull wires or cables through
conduit and wireways
Fuse Puller A non conductive plier designed to
remove Cartridge fuses
Knockout Punch A tool used to punch round holes in
cabinets and boxes to facilitate the
installation of connectors or conduit
Hammer Used driving Nails, Staples, and similar
fasteners
, pump pliers AKA "Chanel Adjustable size pliers used to tighten and
Locks" loosen conduit and connectors
Roto-split Used to remove the outer jacket of
armored cable
Diagonal cutters AKA "Dyks" Used to cut wires
Measuring tape Used to measure distances shorter
distances
Torpedo level A smaller level used to determine if things
are Straight vertical (Plumb) and or
Straight horizontally (Level)
Wire Crimper Used to secure compression type splice
caps and terminals
Philips Head Screwdriver Screw driver with a cross shaped tip
Slotted screwdriver Screw driver with a straight flat tip
Allen wrench A type of wrench that is hexagonally
shaped, designed to tighten and loosen
Allen type screws and bolts. Comes in
both standard and metric
Square tip Screwdriver A screw driver that has a square tip
