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1
Q

What are the voltage ratings and colour codes for rubber gloves from class 00 to 2

A
  • class 00: 500V Beige
  • class 0: 1000V Red
  • class 1: 7500V White
  • class 2: 17000V Yellow
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2
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What are the 5 emergency procedures after an electrical shock?

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  1. Remove the victim
  2. Prevent further injury
  3. Send for help
  4. Eliminate the danger
  5. Report the incident
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3
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What are ammeters?

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Inserted in series in a circuit to measure current.

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4
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What range of voltages and currents refrigeration mechanics work with?

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5 VDC - 600 VAC, 20 mA - several hundred Amps

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5
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How is ampere expressed as in relation to coulomb

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I=Q/t

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6
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What’s the process of producing EMF by adding heat to 2 dissimilar metals

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Seebeck Effect

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7
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What are thermocouples

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Thermoelectric generators that change heat into EMF

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8
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What are the 6 sources of emf?

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Magnetic
Chemical
Friction
Heat
Pressure
Light

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9
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What current can cause involuntary muscle loss?

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> 15mA

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10
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What are the four factors that affect current on the human body

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-Area of contact
-Pressure
-Skin resistance
-Point of contact

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11
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What are megohmmeters?

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Used to test electrical insulation resistance by applying a high voltage (>10 kV) typically at 500 VDC with minimum IR of 1 MO

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12
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What is Kirchoff’s Current Law?

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Total current or charge entering a junction is equal to the charge leaving the junction:
I (exiting) + I (entering)=0

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13
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What is Kirchhoff’s Voltage law

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The sum of all voltage drops in a series circuit equals the total applied voltage
E = V¹ + V² + Vn

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14
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Phi Φ

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Magnetic flux

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15
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Residual magnetism

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Ability for a material to remain magnetic after the magnetic force has been removed

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16
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Retentivity

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Ability for a material to retain magnetic qualities after the magnetic force has been removed

17
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Factors effecting amount of EMF generated from a generator

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Amount of magnetic flux, the speed of cutting the lines of force, and length of conductor (number of coiling)

18
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In a capacitance circuit, power is consumed by

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Reactive power

19
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In an inductive circuit, power is consumed by

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Apparent power

20
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What’s the unit for reactive power

A

Voltamp reactive, VAR

21
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What’s the unit for apparent power

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Voltamps, VA

22
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What’s the unit for capacitance

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Farad, F

23
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What’s the unit for inductance

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Henry, H

24
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What physical properties determines capacitance

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Size of capacitor (dielectric material, size of electrode plates and the distance between them)

25
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What physical properties determines inductance

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of coils/turns, the core size and material

26
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What’s the symbols for apparent power, and reactive power

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Apparent P: Z
Reactive P: Q

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