OREGON TATTOO 248 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ liners. Answer: tattoo machine capacitors have 22 MFD for ________
◉ shaders. Answer: tattoo machine capacitors have 47 MFD for
_________
◉ faster. Answer: the lower the MFD rating the ________ the machine
will run
◉ frame. Answer: which parts job is to simply "hold" the circuits in
place
◉ 3. Answer: how many circuits when you look at the machine unit?
◉ 12. Answer: most machines run well under __ volts
◉ 25. Answer: how many volts for 47 MFD?
◉ coils. Answer: the "heart and brains" of the tattoo machine
,◉ 5/16, 3/8. Answer: standard coils are 1.25 inches tall and vary in
diameter but most common are _/__ and _/_
◉ coils. Answer: if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason
check the _____
◉ skin scribe. Answer: a special marker for drawing on skin
freehand
◉ capacitor. Answer: a device used to store an electric charge,
consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an
insulator.
◉ coils. Answer: when power is delivered to these an
electromagnetic field is created. the field draws down the metal
armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo needles down,
out of your tube and into your clients skin
◉ contact screw. Answer: stationary contact point for the front
spring
◉ front spring. Answer: this is the part that is in constant contact
with the contact screw, made of steel, longer for shaders and shorter
for liners
, ◉ back spring. Answer: attached to the frame, front spring and
armature bar, provides up and down motion of the needles
◉ rear binding post. Answer: this fixes the coils to the clipboard
power that is coming from the power supply. is also attached to the
top of the side to hold the contact screw
◉ top hat grommet. Answer: part that helps the needle to be steady
on the a-bar
◉ tube clamp. Answer: to keep the tubes or tips on
◉ yoke. Answer: regulates the height of the coils
◉ armature bar. Answer: steel mass for the magnetic pull
◉ rotary tattoo machine. Answer: contains a small motor encased in
the tattoo machine itself which moves the attached needles up and
down consistently without a break in the circuit
◉ thermafax paper. Answer: used to create stencils that are applied
to the skin prior to tattoo
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ liners. Answer: tattoo machine capacitors have 22 MFD for ________
◉ shaders. Answer: tattoo machine capacitors have 47 MFD for
_________
◉ faster. Answer: the lower the MFD rating the ________ the machine
will run
◉ frame. Answer: which parts job is to simply "hold" the circuits in
place
◉ 3. Answer: how many circuits when you look at the machine unit?
◉ 12. Answer: most machines run well under __ volts
◉ 25. Answer: how many volts for 47 MFD?
◉ coils. Answer: the "heart and brains" of the tattoo machine
,◉ 5/16, 3/8. Answer: standard coils are 1.25 inches tall and vary in
diameter but most common are _/__ and _/_
◉ coils. Answer: if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason
check the _____
◉ skin scribe. Answer: a special marker for drawing on skin
freehand
◉ capacitor. Answer: a device used to store an electric charge,
consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an
insulator.
◉ coils. Answer: when power is delivered to these an
electromagnetic field is created. the field draws down the metal
armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo needles down,
out of your tube and into your clients skin
◉ contact screw. Answer: stationary contact point for the front
spring
◉ front spring. Answer: this is the part that is in constant contact
with the contact screw, made of steel, longer for shaders and shorter
for liners
, ◉ back spring. Answer: attached to the frame, front spring and
armature bar, provides up and down motion of the needles
◉ rear binding post. Answer: this fixes the coils to the clipboard
power that is coming from the power supply. is also attached to the
top of the side to hold the contact screw
◉ top hat grommet. Answer: part that helps the needle to be steady
on the a-bar
◉ tube clamp. Answer: to keep the tubes or tips on
◉ yoke. Answer: regulates the height of the coils
◉ armature bar. Answer: steel mass for the magnetic pull
◉ rotary tattoo machine. Answer: contains a small motor encased in
the tattoo machine itself which moves the attached needles up and
down consistently without a break in the circuit
◉ thermafax paper. Answer: used to create stencils that are applied
to the skin prior to tattoo
