TLE 7 – EXPLORATORY

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
AND MAINTENANCE

MARJORIE M. GALLEGO
TEACHER I
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IDENTIFY OBJECT OR
COMPONENT
TO BE MEASURED & CHOOSE
TEST INSTRUMENTS TO BE
USED
FOR SPECIFIC TASKS
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MEASURING TOOLS
AND INSTRUMENTS
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MEASUREMENT
is the process or the result of
determining the ratio of a physical
quantity, such as a length, time,
temperature, etc., to a unit of
measurement, such as the meter,
second or degree Celsius.
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1. TEST LIGHT
 a pocket size tool used to test the line
wire or circuit if there is current in it.
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2. MICROMETER
used to measure the diameter of
wires/conductors in circular mils. It
can measure small and big sizes of
wires and cables.
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3. WIRE GAUGE
used in determining the size of
wires/conductors. The gauge ranges
from 0 to 60 awg (American wire
gauge).
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4. RULER/FOOT RULE
a measuring tool used to measure
length, width and thickness of short
flat object and in sketching straight
lines.
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The ruler is the instrument used to rule

straight lines and the calibrated
instrument used for determining length
called a measure. However, common
usage calls both instruments rulers and
the special name straight edge is used
for an unmarked rule.
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5. PULL-PUSH RULE
 a measuring tool used to measure
the length of an object in centimeter
and inches.
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6. AMMETER
an instrument used to measure the
amount of electrical current intensity
in a circuit. The unit of measure is
ampere (a). It is connected along or
series to the circuit.
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AMMETER
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7. VOLTMETER
an instrument used to measure
electrical pressure or voltage of a
circuit. The unit of measure is volt (v).
This is connected across or parallel to
the circuit.
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8. CLAMP AMMETER
 (also called tong-tester) - It is used to
measure current flowing in a
conductor. It is clamped or hanged in a
conductor.
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9. VOLT-OHMMETER (VOM)
 otherwise called as Multi-tester.
 used to measure the voltage,
resistance and current of a circuit. It is
connected in parallel or series with the
circuit depending on what to measure.
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VOLT-OHMMETER (VOM)
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OTHER RELATED
TERMINOLOGY
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A. Amperage (Amps)
 a unit of measurement of electrical
current flow.
B. Ampere
a unit of measurement which
describes the amount of electric
current passing a certain point at a
particular time.
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C. Centimeter
hundredth of a meter Inch - a portion
of a foot, which is an English unit of
linear measurement.

D. Millimeter
 one-thousandth of a meter.
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E. Ohm (Ώ)
the unit of measurement used to
express resistance.

D. Ohmmeter
 an instrument used to measure
resistance in ohms.
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