INTRODUCTION-TO-ELECTRICAL-ENGINEERING-Week-4.1.pdf

University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) & Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. STARTING OUT RIGHT ELECTRICAL...

University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) & Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. STARTING OUT RIGHT ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, & TOOLS BE THE CHANGE you want to see IN THE WORLD. Mahatma Gandhi – Civil Rights Activist The Electrician’s Tool Pouch The Electrician’s tool pouch is essential in that it helps kept electrical tools organized. The tool pouch allows the right tools at hand which makes the job more efficient. The electrician must have proper tools for the job. Tools must be maintain and kept in good working condition. Certain tools are essential, and without them the electrician should not attempt to do any type of wiring. Listed are the basic hand tools that are essential to electrical wiring. Chinese Saying WATER DROPS PIERCE STONE; ROPE SAWS CUT WOOD.  There is not a particle of life which does not bear Poetry Electrical Specific Hand Cutting Tools within it. Needle-nose pliers Lineman’s pliers (side cutters) -Forming loops on small conductors -Cutting large conductors -Cutting and stripping small conductors -Forming loops on large conductors -Pulling and holding large conductors Diagonal pliers (dykes) Wire strippers -Cutting small conductors -Stripping insulation from conductors -Cutting conductors in limited spaces -Cutting small conductors -Crimping wire lugs Gustav Flaubert – French Novelist Electrical Specific Hand Tools Tap tool Phillips screwdriver -Equipping drill holes with bolt threads -Installing and removing Phillip's-head -Retapping damaged threads screws -Determining bolt size Flat-blade screwdriver -Installing and removing slot-head screws Center punch -Making center tap in wood or metal for drilling what should NOT be forgotten. Write Isabel Allende – Chilean Author Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable and life is more than a dream. Mary Wollstonecraft – British Philosopher & Feminist  Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.. Electrical Specific Hand Tools Steel measuring tape Hacksaw Measuring conduit and cable Cutting large conductors and cables Cutting conduit, metal, or bolts Nut driver Adjustable wrenches Installing and removing nuts and Used for turning bolts, nuts, and bolts small pipe fittings Tightening and loosening nuts and long bolts Black Elk – Oglala Sioux Medicine Man  We can only see a SHORT distance ahead, but we can see Electrician's Essential Tools PLENTY Electrician’s hammer there that Circuit needs tester to be done. Diving and pulling nails Checking circuits for power Opening wooden crates and breaking Checking fuses and breakers plasterboard Electrician’s knife Hex key set (Allen wrenches) Opening paper cartons Installing and removing Allen screws Stripping cables and large conductors Alan Turing – British Computer Scientist  If you are always trying to be normal, Tools Used for you will never know how AMAZING Specialty you can be. Work Conduit bender Bending conduit for conductor installation Steel fish tape and reel Pulling conductors through conduit Pulling cables through insulated walls Sheet metal Cutters Rotating speed screwdrivers Used for cutting and trimming sheet Used for trim work, installing switch and metal receptacles Maya Angelou – American Poet  If you can't fly, then RUN. If you can't run, then WALK. If you can't walk, then CRAWL. But whatever you do, YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING. Rules for care of hand tools Martin Luther King, Jr. – Civil Rights Activist and Pastor -There are many more hand and power tools that electricians will use in residential and commercial wiring. -All tools should be used only for the purpose intended. -It is the electrician’s responsibility to keep his or her tools sharp, clean, and lubricated. -A well maintained tool has a longer life and is safer than an improperly maintained tool. -Repair tools when possible, but discard worn or damaged tools.  Factors For Purchasing Tools “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill