INDUSTRIETECHNIK

SRI LANKA INSTITUTE of ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONIC

ENGINEERING
Instructor Manual

Test Unit

Basic Electricity 3
Theory

No: EE 007
 Test Unit

Basic Electricity 3

Theoretical Part

No.: EE 007

Edition: 2008
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 EE 007

Basic Training Electricity 3

Theoretical Test

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 1

1. Name three main types of insulation.

2. State the requirements of insulating materials for electrical insulation.

3. Describe how presspan is produced.

4. State what is meant by “alloy” and state the purpose of alloying.

5. Name two metals that are poisonous.

6. List the steps in the procedure of removing the insulation of a single-core electrical
conductor using a cable knife.

7. Name two natural inorganic insulating materials.

8. Name the two main groups of fully synthetic insulating material (plastics).

9. Name three cable-termination tools which are used to remove the insulation from
single-core electrical cables.

10. Name five types of fixing element.

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 2

1. Name the two main groups of insulating material.

2. State the uses of insulating lacquers.

3. Divide the following material into heavy, light and noble metals: aluminium, lead,
nickel, gold, tin, copper and silver.

4. Arrange the following metals in order according to their conductivity: copper,

aluminium and silver.

5. State two properties of heating conductor materials.

6. How is the current carrying capacity of rubber and PVC-insulated conductor affected
by room temperatures above 25°C?

7. Name five methods of joining a cable termination.

8. List the steps in the procedure for soldering thick cable to a lug.

9. Name three tools which are used for removing the insulation from sheathed
conductors and plastic cables.

10. State what is meant by the word “terminal”.

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 3

1. Name two natural, organic insulating materials.

2. State the properties of fully-synthetic insulating materials (plastic).

3. State two reasons for the use of transformer oils.

4. State the electrical and thermal properties of copper and its application.

5. State the uses for natural and synthetic rubber.

6. State what is meant by the abbreviations: (X) (...-O) (-O), (G) (...-J) (-J) for sheathed
conductors.

7. State the abbreviations for the rated voltage of a power cable.

8. State the basis for selecting cable terminations and joints.

9. State two precautions one has to take when removing the insulation of a conductor
with a cable knife.

10. List the steps in the procedure for soldering thin wires.

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 1
(Solution)

1. Electrical, thermal, mechanical.

2. High electrical resistance, high resistance to creep age currents, high dielectric
strength.

3. Presspan is produced by rolling wet paper strips together without the use of an
adhesive.

4. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals that are mixed in the pasty on fluid state.
The purpose of alloying is to improve the properties of the material.

5. Lead, mercury.

6. Apply the knife at an angle, cut through the insulation as far as the conductor. Then
pull it off to the end of the wire. Remove the remainder of the insulation, cutting it off at
the first incision.

7. Mica, asbestos.

8. Harden able plastics (duroplastics). Non-harden able plastics (thermoplastics).

9. Any of the following: cable knife, insulation-stripping tool, automatic insulation-stripping

tool, insulation-stripping pincers.

10. Plug, brass expanding plug, serf-tapping plug, anchor bolt and hinged-bar plug.

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 2
(Solution)

1. Inorganic insulation materials. Organic insulating materials.

2. Wire lacquers are used for insulating the winding of coils.

3. Heavy metals: lead. nickel, tin, copper.

Light metals: aluminium.
Noble metals: gold, silver.

4. Silver (highest). Copper (medium), aluminium (lowest).

5. They are resistance materials with a high heat-resistance and resistant to scaling. The
temperature coefficient α is of little significance.

6. Current carrying capacity is reduced.

7. Crimping, squeezing, notching, screw clamp end connector, soldering and welding.

8. Strip insulation from conductor, smear with flux and place end connector in position.
Bind end connector with asbestos tape and heat with the blowlamp until the solder
flows. When the soldered joint has been made, clean the end connection and wrap
with insulating tape or fit insulating sleeve.

9. Cable knife, ”cossonary” knife, “Jokari” cable knife, sheath stripping tool , braiding
cutters.

10. The word “terminal” is used to describe a detachable conducting connection between
two or more electric conductors.

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 BASIC TRAINING ELECTRICITY 3
TEST 3
(Solution)

1. Cotton, natural silk.

2. Light, water-resistant, poor conductors of heat, electrical insulators, corrosion-

resistant.

3. Transformer oils are used to conduct away the heat arising in the core and windings
and to provide added insulation.

4. Electrical properties: second best conductor of electricity.

Thermal properties: very good conductor of heat.
Applications: as conductor material for terminals; as contact material for high contact
pressure; for soldering iron bits and cooling elements for semi-conductors; as an
alloying element etc.

5. Natural rubber: it is used in electrical engineering for the insulation of conductors, for
insulated gloves etc.
Synthetic rubber: it is used for seats, tyres, flexible hoses and for electrical appliances
(like natural rubber).

6. (X) (... -O) (-O) means no protective conductor.

(G)(... -J)(-J) means with protective conductor.

7. U = rated voltage between two of the phase conductors.

U0 = rated voltage between the phase conductor and the metallic sheath or earth.
Up to nominal voltage of 1 kV, U only is specified. Above 1 kV U/U0 is given.

8. Selection of cable terminations and joints depends on the cross section and material
of the conductor and on the mechanical requirements.

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9. Do not cut into copper conductors (risk of fracture due to notching). Always work with
the cable knife edge away from your body.

10. Strip insulation from conductor, smear with flux and place end connector in position.
Apply solder to end connector.
Clean end connector and bind conductor with insulating tape.

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 KEY TO EVALUATION

PER CENT MARK

88 – 100 1

75 – 87 2

62 – 74 3

50 – 61 4

0 – 49 5

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