BASIC ELECTRICITY TEST

1. Each individual has a certain amount of resistance to the amount of current that may pass through his
body without danger. What conditions would this depend on?

2. What does a milliampere of current equal?

3. What is the highest amount of current that is assumed to be safe for the human body?

4. What amount of current will tend to freeze the body to a conductor?

5. What amount of current is considered to be lethal?

6. What is the a-c frequency that is about the most dangerous to the human body?

7. Ventricular fibrillation occurs to the heart when contact with current approaching 100 milliamperes
flows through the body. What is meant by ventricular fibrillation?

8. If sudden contact with a current of 200 milliamperes or higher will not cause the heart to go into
ventricular fibrillation, what will it cause?

9. What must you be absolutely be certain of when adjusting or servicing energized equipment?

10. Besides standing on highly resistant flooring material what is the correct way to service energized
equipment in order to avoid electric shock?

11. Why is it an important precaution to have helpers when working on electrical equipment?

12. If a line wire is incorrectly wired into a ground, what will this hazard cause to happen to the shell of a
tool the instant the plug is connected?

13. What is the color of the safety ground wire, and what are the colors of the current carrying conductors?

14. What principle danger is always present when handling or refilling batteries?

15. Of the several items or safety gear that can be worn when refilling batteries, which items should be
worn at all times when working around them?

16. Why is smoking or open flame not permitted in a battery-charging area?

17. As electrical arcing can ignite oil, grease, and carbon dust, what preventive maintenance must be
rigidly adhered to in electrical work areas and in electrical equipment?

18. In the event of an electrical fire, what is the first thing you must do?

19. What is the only type of substance to use when fighting electrical fires? How is it directed toward the
flame?

20. An individual may be knocked unconscious by contact with electric current. What are some other
symptoms of electric shock?

21. What is the first thing to be done if you encounter a victim of electric shock?
22. What are the basic components of a simple electric circuit?

23. From which battery terminal do electrons flow in an external circuit?

24. What three factors are always present in a closed electric circuit?

25. If the source voltage is constant, what factor will control the amount of current flowing in an electric
circuit?

26. What do the following symbols designate?

27. According to Ohm’s law, the amount of electricity flowing in a circuit will increase as which factor
decreases?

28. If the voltage in a circuit doubles, while the resistance remains the same, what will happen to the
current?

29. List the symbols used for the following factors:

a. Current_________________

b. Resistance_______________

c. Voltage_________________

30. Determine the value of E when I=5 amps, and R=1 ohm.

31. Draw a schematic diagram of a simple D.C. circuit showing a voltage source and a resistance. Indicate
the direction of current flow.

32. On the schematic diagram you made, indicate a source voltage of 10 volts and a resistance of 10 ohms.
By equation, determine the current flow through the circuit.

33. What is meant by power in relation to electricity?

34. What is the basic power formula?

35. What is the basic instantaneous unit of electrical power?

36. When a circuit has a constant resistance and the voltage of that circuit is doubled, what happens to the
current and power in the circuit?

37. Fuses are designed to blow out and open a circuit when what happens?

38. What is the electrical definition for energy?

39. A kilowatt-hour is equal to 1000 watts. What is a megawatt equal to?

40. A circuit has the following resistances in series: 5 ohms, 10 ohms and 15 ohms. What is the total
resistance of the circuit?
41. A circuit has 3 resistors in series. The total resistance of the circuit is 50 ohms. One resistor is 10
ohms and the other is 25 ohms. What is the resistance of the third?

42. The power source in the circuit below is 25 volts and the resistance’s are: A=10 ohms, B=5 ohms,
C=15 ohms, and D=20 ohms.

a. What is the total current through the circuit?

b. What is the total voltage drop through the circuit?

c. The voltage drop across B?

d. The current through B?

43. Three 60-watt electric light bulbs are wired in series on a 120-volt circuit.

a. What is the resistance of each bulb?

b. When wired in series, what is the total resistance of the three bulbs?

c. How much current is flowing in this circuit?

44. What is meant by the polarity of voltage?

45. In the circuit below, the left terminal of the battery is negative, and the right terminal is positive.
Indicate by arrows on the diagram the direction of current flow.

46. When is a circuit said to be open?

47. What device is normally used to intentionally open a circuit?

48. When taking an ohmmeter reading across a break in a circuit, will the instrument indicate a very high
resistance or a very low resistance?

49. Why must the source of current be secured before testing a circuit with an ohmmeter?

50. When a short circuit exists, what happens in the circuit?

51. What limits the current carrying ability of insulated conductors?

52. What is meant by insulation resistance?

53. What is meant by the dielectric strength of an insulator?

54. The common type of insulation used on many power cords for portable electric equipment is what?

55. If you do not have a wire stripper and must remove insulation from the end of the wire, why should
you whittle it away instead of cutting straight through it to the wire?

56. Before making a connection, what should be done to the end of the wire from which the insulation has
been stripped?

57. On what does the magnitude of a magnetic field depend?

58. How is the left-hand rule applied to conductors?

59. What will happen to a magnetic field if the polarity of the current flow is reversed?

60. What happens to the magnetic fields of two parallel conductors carrying current in the same direction?

61. If the direction of current flow through the parallel conductors is opposite in each conductor, what will
happen to the magnetic field?

62. When a straight conductor or wire is wound on a core, what does it become?

63. What is meant by the term retentivity?

64. Of what is an electromagnet composed?

65. What will occur when d-c is applied to a coil that is wound around a soft iron core?

66. If the d-c current is reversed in the coil and the core, what will happen?

67. What is the term for a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?

68. When a conductor is rotated in a magnetic field or a magnetic field is moved across a conductor, an
E.M.F. will be induced in the conductor. What is this effect known as?

69. What is the effect of alternating current on electron movement in an electric circuit?

70. When generating a cycle of alternating current, what is the direction of movement of the conductor of a
simple alternator when generated voltage is greatest?

71. What does the number of complete rotations of a generator loop, occurring in each second of time
determine?

72. The formula to find the output frequency of any a-c generator is f=PxRPM/120. What does the letter P
indicate?

73. What is the speed in Rpm’s of a 4-pole generator if its frequency is 60 Hz? Express this question by
formula.

74. When a sine wave of voltage and a sine wave of current pass through the same relative parts of their
respective cycles at the same time, that is they pass through both their maximum and minimum points
at the same time and in the same direction, what are they said to be?
75. When voltage and current waves do not go through their maximum and minimum points at the same
instant time, what exists between the two waves?

76. What two terms are used to further describe the phase relationship between the two waves?

77. Draw two sine waves with a phase relation of 90 degrees.

78. What is capacitance?

79. When a fully charged capacitor is removed from a circuit, on what does the length of time it will hold
its charge depend?

80. How is a fuse rated?

81. Certain electrical equipment requires more current during starting than for normal running. Describe
the fuses that are used to protect this kind of equipment.

82. List the types of meters used to measure:

a. current flowing in a circuit

b. voltage across circuit components

c. circuit continuity

83. What instrument is used to measure very high resistance’s, such as checking the condition of insulating
materials?

84. Do all generators operate on the principle of a moving magnetic field cutting through conductor?

85. At least how many sets of conductors are found in all generators?

86. What do these sets of conductors do?

87. What is that group of conductors called in which the output voltage is generated?

88. What is the group of conductors called in which the electromagnetic field originates?

89. Besides the armature and the field, what other factor must be present so electricity will be generated?

90. What are the two major assemblies of a-c generators known?

91. In what type of a-c generator is the armature output taken through the slip rings?

92. Because of certain limitations, to what applications is the generator to above limited?

93. What is the most widely used type of a-c generator?

94. By what means is a separate source of d-c current passed through the windings of the rotor in the
above type generator?

95. The revolving field is a rotating electromagnetic field of fixed polarity following the motion of the
rotor. What does it do to generate electricity?

96. Is the output from the revolving field generator a-c or d-c?
97. Describe how this voltage is generated.

98. What factor determines the load rating of an a-c generator?

99. What is the only purpose of the d-c generator or exciter in the generator set?

100.A type of generator that has 3 single phase windings spaced so that the voltage induced in each
winding is 120 degrees out of phase with the voltages in the other 2 windings is known as what?

101.When a lead from each phase in the stator is connected to form a common junction, how is the stator
then said to be connected?

102.What is the common lead called if it is brought out of the machine?

103.What instrument is used for measuring true power?

104.If both a 2 pole and a 4 pole generator are operating at the same frequency which generator will be
rotating the faster of the 2 and why?

105.Write the equation that expresses the answer above.

106.From the above information, it can be said that the frequency of the generator depends upon what?

107.What is the only practical method for obtaining voltage control in an a-c generator?

108.What device uses the a-c output voltage to control the amount of current the exciter supplies to its own
control field?

109.How should the a-c generator be connected in order to permit shutting down one machine and cutting
in a standby machine without interrupting the power supply?

110.If a-c generators are operating at unequal frequencies and terminal voltages are suddenly connected to
each other through a common bus, what may result?

111.What must be done prior to connecting 2 generators together?

112.What 4 conditions are set when the generators are synchronized?

113.By what methods are all the conditions in the above question set?

114.By the use of what principle does a transformer transfer energy from one circuit to another?

115.What type of transformer receives electrical energy at one voltage and delivers it at a lower voltage?

116.What are the 4 principle parts of a transformer?

117.A typical transformer has 2 windings. How are they situated on the transformer core?

118.If a transformer has 1000 turns on the primary coil and 150 turns on the secondary coil and the primary
voltage is 200 volts, what is the secondary voltage?

119.Why is alternating current the most widely used available form of electric power?

120.What 3 letters always designate the line terminals of the 3 wires of a 3 phase WYE connected system?