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Best Deterant for work related injuries is ...

Common sense and good judgement

Most equipment has a...

Safeguard

Primary factors for shock severity...

1. The amount of current flowing thru the body.


2. The path of the current going they the body.


3. The length of time the body is in the circuit.

APpLe

Current is measured in...

Amperes

12 mA AC freezes body


60 mA DC freezes body


How much is lethal?

100-200 mA over 200 doesn't cause death if medical attention is sought immediately.

Types of electrical burns are...

Electrical Burns(most common)


Arc Burns


Thermal Contact Burns

Electrical Accidents

1. Unsafe equipment or installation


2. Workplace made unsafe by the environment


3. Unsafe work practices

Can be avoided if common sense is used and have good judgement!

Types of Protection when working with electrical equipment are...

1. Insulation


2. Guarding


3. Grounding


4. Safe work practices

Steps in case of electrical fire...

1. De-energize the circuit


2. Call the fire department


3. Control or extinguish the fire with the correct fire extinguisher


4. Report the fire to the appropriate authorities

ANSI


Red means...

Emergency shut down devices, fire fighting equipment, and containers storing flammable liquid

ANSI


Orange means...

Identifies dangerous parts or sections of machines or equipment

ANSI


Blue means...

Identifies safety info on signs, posters, and labels

ANSI


Yellow means...

Cautionary color, more commonly than blue, contrast with black

ANSI


Green means...

Identifies first aid safety equipment such as emergency showers and eye wash stations

ANSI


Purple means

Identify radiation hazards

ANSI


Black and white means

Used for text and background on safety warning signs

Electromotive Force is...

The force in which causes an atom to gain or lose an electron

Physical push/ squeeze


Also known as voltage( just a force )


Measured in Volts

Electrostatic means

A charge/electricity at rest

Potential Difference

The push that can have on elections


Between two groups of ions


*amount of electrons pushed out of an atom

Potential Difference

The push that can have on elections


Between two groups of ions


*amount of electrons pushed out of an atom

6 ways electrons are forced to leave an Atoms orbit are...

1. Friction


2. Pressure


3. Heat


4. Light


5. Magnetism (most common ex. Battery)


6. Chemical action

Current is...

The movement or flow of electrons (physically moving object)


Measured in Amps/amperes


Identifies by I

Flows from negative to postive

Current is...

The movement or flow of electrons (physically moving object)


Measured in Amps/amperes


Identifies by I

Flows from negative to postive

Conductors ...

Provide a path for current to flow(road)

Current is...

The movement or flow of electrons (physically moving object)


Measured in Amps/amperes


Identifies by I

Flows from negative to postive

Conductors ...

Provide a path for current to flow(road)

Major factors affecting conductors are...

1. Specific restitivity of the conductor


2. Length of the conductor


3. Cross sectional


Temp is a minor factor

Insulators are...

Glass


Paper


Rubber


Plastic

Insulators are...

Glass


Paper


Rubber


Plastic

A circuit needs...

Power Source


Load (resistors)


Path for current

Resistors are...

Type of load designed to control current to a more useable level


Identified by R and numeric value


Measured in ohms!

R1, R2, R3, etc.

As resistance increases, ______ current will flow

Less

On a schematic diagram signal flows from...

Left to Right

The power supply on a schematic diagram is located...

Lower left of the schematic diagram

The power supply on a schematic diagram is located...

Lower left of the schematic diagram

AVC( Automatic Volume Control)


C stands for ...

Capacitor

S stands for ...

Switch

S stands for ...

Switch

D stands for...

Diode

S stands for ...

Switch

D stands for...

Diode

T stands for...

Transistor

S stands for ...

Switch

D stands for...

Diode

T stands for...

Transistor

TP stands for...

Test Point

The purpose of a switch is to...

Apply power to a system and different output


Open or close a current path

A switch in an open position

1. Does not allow current to flow


2. Maximum Resistance

A switch in a closed position...

1. Allows current to flow


2. Has minimum resistance

_./ _ what is this symbol

Toggle(most common)

_. ! ._


! What type of symbol is this?

Rotary

_. ! ._


! What type of symbol is this?

Rotary

_. .◽️._


What type of symbol is this?

Slide

_. ! ._


! What type of symbol is this?

Rotary

_. .◽️._


What type of symbol is this?

Slide

_.---._ what type of symbol is this?

Push Button

Throw...

Indicates path for current

Poles...

#of current paths

What do protection devices do?

They sense excessive increases in current flow and open circuits

What do protection devices do?

They sense excessive increases in current flow and open circuits

What types of protection devices are there?

Fuses(rated in AMPS) and Circuit Breakers

_.~._what type of symbol is this?


-[=]-

Fuse

What type of symbol is this?

Circuit Breaker

What types of fuses are there?

Fast Action- melts less than 1 second


Slow Blow- 1 to 30 seconds depending on overload

What types of circuit breakers are there?

Magnetic- generates a magnetic field


Thermal- operates on temperature