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• Electrical tools


  Tools used to work on an electrical system, including wire and cable cutters, wire strippers, coaxial compression tools, telephony tools, wire cutter/strippers, cable tie tools, accessories, and more
• Types of screwdrivers


  • Standard/Flat Screw Driver
  • Philips Screw Driver
  • Stubby Screw Driver
  • Allen Screw Driver/Wrench

  
• Standard/Flat Screw Driver

  • Blade tip is wedge-shaped and resembles a negative (-) sign, used to drive screws with a single slot head
• Philips Screw Driver


  • Has a cross tip resembling a positive (+) sign, used to drive screws with cross slot heads
• Stubby Screw Driver


  • Comes in either Standard or Philips screw driver with short shank or blade and a shortened handle, used to turn screws in tight spaces where a standard screw driver cannot be used

  
• Allen Screw Driver/Wrench


  • Could be in the shape of a screw driver or a wrench, used to drive screws with hexagonal slot heads

  
• Types of hammers


  • Claw hammer
  • Mallet (rubber head)
  • Ballpeen hammer

  
• Types of pliers


  • Combination Pliers (Lineman's Pliers)
  • Side Cutting Pliers
  • Long Nose Pliers
• Combination Pliers (Lineman's Pliers)

  • Used for gripping, holding, and cutting electrical wires and cables and even small nails, usually used by linemen in doing heavy tasks

  
• Side Cutting Pliers


  • Used for cutting fine, medium and big wires and cables
• Long Nose Pliers


  • Used for cutting and holding fine wires, can reach tight spaces or small openings where other pliers cannot, also used in making terminal loops of copper wires
• Wire Strippers


  A tool used for removing insulation of medium sized 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 voltage transmission lines
• Portable Electric Drill


  A small drilling machine with a chuck capacity of ¼" to 3/8", used in making holes on metal sheets and concrete walls
• Hack Saw


  Used to cut metal conduit and armored cable
• Convenience outlet


  A device that acts as a convenient source of electrical energy for current consuming appliances
• Using a convenience outlet

  1. Male plug of an appliance is inserted

  2. Outlet is usually fastened on the wall or connected in an extension cord
• Types of convenience outlets

  • Single
  • Duplex
  • Triplex
  • Multiplex
• Convenience outlet configurations


  • Surface type
  • Flush type