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1. Voltage The pressure of an electrical current. allows the
electrons to flow
2. Amperage The strength of an electrical current ( The amount of
power) measures the volume of electrons.
3. frequency the Speed of the electrical current.
4. what is the purpose of the To change DC and AC
in-verter
5. what is the diffrence
power factor is used in KW and not in KVA
between KW and KVA
6. whats the typical
60Hz
frequency in a U.S Home
electrical system?
7. in the US, What is the typi- 120V
cal voltage in a home
electrical system?
8. What do AC and DC stand Alternating current and Direct current
for in the electrical field?
9. What does the term American Wire Gauge
AWG stand for
10. American Fuses are rated Voltage, amps, and time
in what?
11. What is ground fault it senses ground leakage and opens the circuit
protec-tion?
12. Bad
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if you read voltage on a volt-
meter across a fuse while
it is still installed, is this
Good or Bad?
13. why is this bad? It could cause damage to the meter and it could
also cause damage to the circuit. it could possibly
blow the fuse.
14. how many amps does a .5Amps Amps = Watts/Volts
60 watt 120 volt light
bulb use?
24 Amps
15. what is the max load you
should on a single pole
30 amp breaker?
16. What happens to the voltage drops ott at each device , while the current stays
voltage in a series the same.
circuit?
17. what is a fuse? an electrical device that provides overcurrent protection
of an electrical circuit.
18. what is overcurrent? what there is an excess in the electrical current. it
exceeds the
normal load
19. what is the ground? is the reference point in the electrical circuit from
which volt-
age is measured, a common return path for electrical
current. or a direct physical connection to the earth.
20. what is a battery? a source of electrical power consisting of two or more
electro-
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chemical cells with external connections for powering
electri-cal devices.
21. what is an open switch? one without continuity; Current cannot flow through it
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