ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC
VOCABULARY

INTRUCTOR: MARLENI GUZMAN

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 Electrical Specific Hand Cutting Tools

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)

• Cutting small conductors Wire strippers
• Cutting conductors in limited spaces • Stripping insulation from conductors
• Cutting small conductors
• Crimping wire lugs

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 Electrical Specific Hand Tools

Slip-joint pliers Magnetic torpedo level

• Holding couplings and conductors • Leveling conduit and equipment
• Tightening couplings and conductors

Keyhole saw Conduit reamer

• Cutting holes in plasterboard for circuit • Reaming burrs from cut conduits and EMT
boxes

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 Electrical Specific Hand Tools

Hacksaw Steel measuring tape

• Cutting large conductors and cables • Measuring conduit and cable
• Cutting conduit, metal, or bolts

Nut driver
Adjustable wrenches • Installing and removing nuts and bolts
• Used for turning bolts, nuts, and small pipe • Tightening and loosening nuts and long bolts
fittings

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 Electrician's Essential Tools

Electrician’s hammer Circuit tester

• 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

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 Tools Used for Specialty Work

Steel fish tape and reel Conduit bender

• Pulling conductors through conduit • Bending conduit for conductor installation
• Pulling cables through insulated walls

Rotating speed screwdrivers Sheet metal Cutters

• Used for trim work, installing switch and • Used for cutting and trimming sheet metal
receptacles

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 PRACTICE
Write the words from the vocabulary in the correct column and
make a sentence using it.
Noun Verb

atom - An atom is the unit of a chemical element.

power power

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