ELECTRICAL

TOOLS and

ITS FUNCTION

ELECTRICAL TOOLS

Electrical tools are

needed to perform our

job easier and faster.

Electrical task can be

accomplished

systematically to save

time, effort and

resources.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

SCREW DRIVERS –

These tools are made of

steel hardened and

tempered at the tip used

to loosen or tighten

screws with slotted

heads. They come in

various sizes and

shapes.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

A. Standard/Flat Screw

Driver -

The blade tip is wedge-

shaped and resembles a

negative (-) sign. This is

used to drive screws with

a single slot head.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

B. Philips Screw Driver -

This has a cross tip

resembling a positive (+)

sign. This is used to drive

screws with cross slot

heads.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

C. Stubby Screw Driver –

It comes in either

Standard or Philips screw

driver with short shank or

blade and a shorted

handle used to turn

screws in tight space

where standard screw

driver cannot be used.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

D. Allen Screw

Driver/Wrench -

This could be in the shape

of a screw driver or a

wrench. Its function is to

drive screw with

hexagonal slot head.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

HAMMERS -These are

tools used in driving or

pounding and pulling out

nails. They are made of

hard steel, wood, plastic or

rubber. The following are

types of hammer:

A. Claw hammer

B. Mallet(rubber head)

C. Ballpeen hammer

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

III. PLIERS - These made

from metal with insulators

in the handle and are used

for

cutting, twisting, bending,

holding, and gripping wires

and cables.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

A. Combination Pliers

(Lineman’s Pliers). This

is used for gripping,

holding, and cutting

electrical wires and cables

and even small nails. They

are usually used by

linemen in doing heavy

tasks.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

B. Side Cutting Pliers -

This type of pliers is used

for cutting fine, medium

and big wires and cables.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

C. Long Nose Pliers. This

is used for cutting and

holding fine wires. This

can reach tight space or

small opening where other

pliers cannot reach and

also used in making

terminal loops of copper

wires.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

IV. Wire Stripper- A tool

used for removing

insulation of medium sized

wires ranging from gauge

#10 to gauge #16.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

V. Electrician’s Knife.

This is used by linemen to

remove

insulation of wire and

cables in low and high

voltage

transmission lines.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

VI. Portable Electric drill.

A small drilling machine

with a chuck capacity of

¼‖ to 3/8‖. It is used in

making holes on metal

sheets and concrete walls.

ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR

FUNCTION

VII. Hacksaw. This tool is

used to cut metal conduit

and armored cable.

REMINDERS:1.Use the right tool for the

right job.

2.Do not tease your

classmate or play while

working.

3.Always remember that

you are working with a

live wire.

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ASSIGNMENT:

Write down the different

electrical supplies and

materials used in electrical

assembly.

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Mabuhay!