Tattoo Machines (Oregon) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Tattoo Machines (Oregon) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Capacitor - Answer- An electronic component that regulates the coils Coil - Answer- Create the impedance or resistance used to properly regulate the machines speed and power Contact screw - Answer- Connects with the front spring/armature bar and the settings of this part with the distance between the armature bar and coils longer or shorter. Contact screw is the stationary contact point for the front spring. Front Spring - Answer- Part that is constantly in contact with the contact screw Back spring - Answer- Attached to the frame, front spring and armature bar, provides up and down motion of the needles. Rear binding post - Answer- Fixes the coils to the clip cord power from the power supplies. Top Hat Gromment - Answer- Part that helps needle to become steady on the armature bar tube clamp - Answer- For tubes and tips. Can be too small for some tubes and needs replaced after repeated use. yoke - Answer- Regulates the height of the coils Armature bar (A-bar) - Answer- The steel mass for the magnetic pull Rotary tattoo machine - Answer- Contains small motor encased in the tattoo machine itself which moves the attached needles up and down consistently without a break in the circuit. Skin scribes - Answer- A special marker pen used for drawing on skin freehand. Thermafax paper - Answer- Used to create stencils that are to be applied to the skin prior to tattooing. Clip cord sleeves/machine bags, white bottle bags - Answer- A thin plastic barrier that goes over a clip cord in the form of a sleeve. foot switch - Answer- Turns power supply on or off, allowing the artist to control the tattoo machine with their foot. Clip cord - Answer- Cable used to connect a tattoo machine to the tattoo machines power supply. Tattoo needle basic overview - Answer- Diameter, needles taper, amount of needles soldered to the needle bar, configuration of the needles soldered to the bar. Cartridge needles - Answer- Has needles molded into a plastic bar (as opposed to soldered to a needle bar) and is encased in a cartridge tubes - Answer- Plastic disposable tube that connects to the cartridge needle A- bar & rear coil aligned - Answer- 1.5 is standard, 1.25 is too long