1.2 ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS

• Types of electrical tools and equipments:

  • Hand tools
  • Machine or Power tools
  • Measuring tools
• Hand tools - Are classified into driving tools, striking tools, splicing/gripping/holding tools, and cutting tools.
• Driving tools:

  • Screwdrivers
  • Allen Wrenches
• Striking Tools:

  • Hammers
• Splicing/Gripping/Holding tools

  • Pliers
• Cutting tools:

  • Electrician's Knife
  • Hacksaw
• Power Tools/Equipment

  • Electric Tools
  • Pneumatic Tools
  • Hydraulic Tools
• Screwdrivers - Are used to drive or turn screws.
• 2 common screwdrivers:

  • Standard Screwdriver
  • Phillips Screwdriver
• Standard Screwdriver - Also called as "Flat Screwdriver"
• Standard Screwdriver - Used to drive screws with a single slot head.
• Standard Screwdriver - Negative sign
• Phillips Screwdriver - It is used to drive screws with cross slot heads.
• Phillips Screwdriver - Positive Sign
• Stubby Screwdriver - A small screwdriver with a short handle.
• Stubby Screwdriver - A screwdriver mostly used in tight spaces.
• Allen Wrenches - Are used to turn screws, nuts, and bolts with hexagonal heads.
• Hexagonal - Means "Six Sided"
• Hammers - These are tools used in driving, pounding, and pulling out nails.
• Hammers - They are made out of hard steel plastic or rubber.
• Types of Hammers:

  • Claw Hammer
  • Ballpeen Hammer
  • Mallet
• Claw Hammer - A hammer with one side of the head split and curved.
• Claw hammer - It can also be used to pull out nails.
• Ballpeen Hammer - A hammer with a rounded end opposite the face.
• Ballpeen Hammer - A type of hammer used in metalworking.
• Mallet - Also known as rubber head
• Mallet - A kind of hammer often made out of rubber or sometimes wood.
• Pliers - These tools are made from metal with insulators in the handle and are used for cutting, twisting, bending, holding, and gripping wires and cables.
• Types of Pliers

  • Combination Pliers
  • Long Nose pliers
  • Side Cutting Pliers
  • Wire Stripper
• Combination Pliers - It is also called as "Lineman Pliers"
• Combination Pliers - This is used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical wires and cables, even small nails.
• Combination Pliers - Used by linemen to do heavy tasks.
• Side Cutting Pliers - This type of pliers is used to cut fine, medium, and big cables.
• Long Nose Pliers - This is used for cutting and holding fine wires.
• Long Nose Pliers - This can reach places or small openings where other pliers cannot reach.
• Long Nose Pliers - This is also used in making terminal loops of copper wires.
• Wire Stripper - Tool used for stripping or removing the insulation of connecting wires ranging from gauge #10 to gauge #16.
• Electrician's Knife - Used by linemen to remove insulation of wire and cables in low and high transmission lines.
• Hacksaw - This tool is used for cutting pipes/conduits and cables.
• Hacksaw - Used for cutting big conductors.