1.3 ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

• Convenience Outlet - A device that acts as a convenience source of electrictrical energy for consuming appliances.
• Convenience Outlet - It is where the male plug of an appliance is inserted and usually fastened on the wall or connected in an extension cord.
• Convenience Outlets may be:

  • Single
  • Duplex
  • Triplex
  • Multiplex
• 2 Types of Convenience Outlet

  • Flush Type
  • Surface Type
• Male Plug - Is inserted to the convenience outlet to conduct eletric current.
• Male Plug - A flat cord is attached to this on one end and the other is connected to a appliance or a consuming instrument.
• Lamp Holders - Devices that hold and protect lamps.
• Lamp Holders - Are also called as "Lamp Receptacles"
• Types of Lamp Holders

  • Flush Lamp Holder
  • Surface Lamp Holder
  • Hanging Lamp Holder
• Switch - A device that connects and disconnects flow of electricity in a circuit.
• Types of Switch

  • Hanging
  • Flush
  • Surface
• Fuse - A circuit protective device that automatically blows and cut the current when overload or when a short circuit happens.
• Circuit Breaker - A protective device used to automatically blow and cut the current when there's an overload or short circuits.
• Junction Box - An octagonal shaped electrical material where the connection and joints of wires reside.
• Junction Box - It is where the Flush Lamp Holder is attached.
• PVC - Polyvinylchloride
• Utility Box - A rectangular shaped metallic or plastic(PVC) material in which flush types convenience outlets and switches are attached.
• Flat Cord - Is a duplex stranded wire used for temporary installation and commonly used in extension cord assembly.
• Flat Cord - It comes in a roll of 150 meters and with sizes of gauge #18 and gauge #16 AWG
• AWG - American Wire Gauge
• Electrical or Wire Conductors could be:

  • Stranded Wires
  • Solid Wires
• Conduits or Pipes - Electrical Materials used as the passage of wires for protection and insulation.
• Clamps - Electrical materials used to hold and anchor electrical conduits in its proper position.
• Connectors - Used to attach metallic or non-metallic conduit to the junction or utility boxes.
• What is this?

  Convenience outlet

  
• What is this?

  Male Plug

  
• What are these?

  Lamp Holders

  
• What type of switch is this?

  Surface type switch

  
• What type of switch is this?

  Flush type switch

  
• What type of switch is this?

  Hanging type switch

  
• What is this?

  Circuit Breaker

  
• What is this?

  Junction Box

  
• What are these?

  Utility Box

  
• What are these?

  Flat cord

  
• What are these?

  Clamps

  
• What are these?

  Connectors

  
• What type of convenience outlet is this?

  Flush type convenience outlet

  
• What type of convenience outlet is this?

  Surface type convenience outlet

  
• What type of lamp holder is this?

  Flush type lamp holder

  
• What type of lamp holder is this?

  Surface type lamp holder