Wire-holding materials

Question 1

needed to hold the electrical conductors in place

Answer 1

wire-holding materials

Question 2

composed of two parts: the head and the body. This is fastened to wood using screw

Answer 2

split knob

Question 3

has only one body with a groove around its cylindrical body; the wire conductor is tied to the body by means of pieces of wire

Answer 3

solid knob

Question 4

attached to the wood using screw; composed of two pieces - the base and the head

Answer 4

cleat

Question 5

it is made up of two pieces of wood with two canals where two conductors are embedded

Answer 5

wood molding

Question 6

used in the service entrance; insulator made of porcelain with a metal screw for attaching to the walls of houses

Answer 6

rack

Question 7

u-shaped with a hard paper insulator at is base; used on low voltage circuit only

Answer 7

insulated staple

Question 8

have different uses and therefore manufactured differently

Answer 8

lamb sockets

Question 9

maybe opened or closed; made of porcelain and has base where the electrical attachments and a screw cover are done

Answer 9

ceiling/ ceiling receptacles

Question 10

used in outdoor wiring; has a complete rubber body with two short lead wires protruding from the base

Answer 10

weatherproof socket

Question 11

made of bakelite, brass or porcelain; has a switch directly connected to it and is used in table lamps

Answer 11

key socket

Question 12

made of porcelain, brass, bakelite, and is also used in table lamps; has a pull chain switch attached to its body

Answer 12

pull chain socket

Question 13

equipped with two push buttons located opposite each other

Answer 13

push-through socket

Question 14

composed of two sockets joined together at an angle, with a common screw base for attachment to another receptacle

Answer 14

twin socket

Question 15

has two built in female plugs at its side aside from the socket; plugs provide additional connection or extension

Answer 15

current top receptacle

Question 16

has a socket for bulbs and may be controlled by a pull chain switch

Answer 16

fed-through socket

Question 17

used in circuit which requires small bulbs and usually made of porcelain; sometime called candelabra because it looks like a candle holder

Answer 17

miniature socket

Question 18

a substance which does not allow the passage of heat or sound

Answer 18

insulator

Question 19

tough tubing consisting of cotton and paper strands and impregnated with black insulating substance

Answer 19

circular loom

Question 20

wiring insulator that is made of porcelain and shape like a tube with a head at the end

Answer 20

porcelain tubing

Question 21

available as rubber, plastic, or cloth impregnated with a sticky rubber compound

Answer 21

electrical tape

Question 22

type of plug that is made out of rubber, plastic, or bakelite; used at the end of an appliance cord or extension cord for attachment to an electrical source

Answer 22

male plug

Question 23

has a screw base for attachment to a lamp socket and serves as an adapter for the male plug

Answer 23

female plug

Question 24

it is inserted in the prongs of appliance such as electrical flat irons, tape recorders, rice cookers,

Answer 24

appliance plug

Question 25

this outlet is the source of electrical power for all household appliances

Answer 25

convenience outlet

Question 26

safety device which protects the circuit from overloads or shorts; place in fuse cutouts or fuse holders

Answer 26

fuse

Question 27

has a screw type base and a glass window where one can easily see whether the fuse has blown out or not

Answer 27

plug fuse

Question 28

encased in a thick cupboard tube with copper ferrules at each other end for attachment

Answer 28

cartridge fuse

Question 29

similar to the cartridge fuse with addition of bladelike protrusion at each end

Answer 29

knife blade fuse

Question 30

consists of tungsten filament enclosed in a glass bulb

Answer 30

incandescent lamp

Question 31

consists of a glass tube with argon gas and coated inside with a chemical powder called phosphor, which glows when struck by ultraviolet rays

Answer 31

fluorescent lamp

Question 32

has in addition to its tungsten filament, two tungsten filament electrodes, and a mercury pool

Answer 32

mercury vapor lamp

Question 33

similar to the mercury vapor lamp but it uses sodium instead of mercury

Answer 33

sodium vapor lamp

Question 34

has no filament; contains neon gas which gives out colored light when current at high pressure strikes

Answer 34

neon lamp

Question 35

consists of two carbon rods placed in a straight line with a small gap in between

Answer 35

electric arc lamp

Question 36

collection of many wires

Answer 36

cables