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31 Cards in this Set
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What is a Bus Bar? |
A primary power distribution point, connected to a main power source. |
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What is a Capacitor? |
A device capable of storing an electrical charge. |
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What is a Circuit Breaker? |
An electromagnetic device that opens a circuit when the the current exceeds a predetermined amount. |
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What is a Diode? |
An electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction. |
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What is a Ground? |
A metallic connection with the earth, to establish ground potential. |
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What is a Earth Ground? |
connected to the earth or to the negative battery terminal. |
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What is Vehicle Chassis ground? |
connected to the negative battery terminal through a connection with the vehicle chassis. |
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What is a Relay Coil? |
Device using an electromagnet to control a single relay contact or sets of relay contacts. |
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What is a Relay Contact? |
Controlled by a relay coil, contacts can either be normally open or normally closed. |
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What is a Wire Connection? |
Common point where two wires joined. |
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What is a Conductor Cable? |
A grouping of several wires together in a bundle. |
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What is a wire? |
A wire moves electrical current and signals from one point to another |
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What is a Connector pin and socket? |
Pin and socket within a Harness. |
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What is a resistor? |
A device capable of providing resistance in an electrical circuit. |
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What is a lamp?
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Symbol for a light bulb. |
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What is a Momentary Switch?
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When pressed closes a circuit. |
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What is a switch? |
Device used to open or close the current path of one or more circuits. |
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What is a Soleniod? |
An electromagnet coiled around a moveable plunger. |
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What is a Transistor? |
A three-electrode semiconductor used either as a switch or an amplifier. |
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What is a Silicon Controller Rectifier? |
A semiconductor that's basic purpose is to function as a switch that can turn on or off and control large amounts of power.
(High Power Only) |
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What is a Test Point? |
Point accessible on a component to take measurements with BOB/Multimeter. |
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What is a Call out Bubble?
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Used for tracing a circuit that continues onto a different sheet |
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What is Voltage?
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It is the pressure or force that drives the electrical charge from one pole to another. |
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What is Current? |
It is the strength of the electrical charge. |
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What is Resistance?
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It is the opposition to the flow of current.
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What is a Conductor?
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Component used to direct the flow of electricity .
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What is Continuity?
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The constant flow of electricity without interruption.
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What is Power Supply?
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Generates the positive and negative charges. |
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What is Load? |
Draws current in order to work. |
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What is a Multimeter?
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Device used to measure voltage, current, or ohms
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What is Electricity?
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is a fundamental property of matter, associated with atomic particles whose movements develop fields of force and generate kinetic or potential energy. |
