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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF VOLTAGE? |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF CURRENT? |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF RESISTANCE? |
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| WHICH LAW OF ELECTRICITY IS THE MOST IMPORATANT FOR AND AIRCRAFT MECHANIC TO KNOW? |
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| WHAT ARE THE THREE ELEMENT IN OHM'S LAW? |
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| RESISTANCE, VOLTAGE AND CURRENT. (OHM'S, VOLT'S, AMP'S) |
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| WHAT ARE FIVE SOURCE'S OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY? |
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| MAGNATISM, HEAT, LIGHT, CHEMICAL, AND PRESSURE. |
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| WHAT FOUR THINGS AFFECT THE RESISTANCE OF AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR? |
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| THE MATERIAL, CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA, LENGTH AND TEMPERATURE. |
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| HOW CAN YOU TELL THE RESISTANCE OF A COMPOSITION RESISTOR? |
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| THE SERIES COLOR BANDS ON THE RESISTOR. |
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| WHAT THREE THINGS MUST ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS CONTAIN? |
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| A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A LOAD TO USE THE ENERGY, AND CONDUCTORS TO JOIN THE SOURCE AND THE LOAD. |
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| WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A CAPACITOR? |
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| TO STORE ELECTRICAL ENERGY. |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF CAPACITANCE? |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF INDUCTANCE? |
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| WHY SHOULD ELECTROLYTIC CAPASITORS NOT BE USED IN AN AC CIRCUIT? |
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| THEY ARE POLARIZED. (WILL PASS CURRENT OF ONE POLARITY, BUT WILL BLOCK CURRENT OF THE OPPOSITE POLARITY) |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY INDUCTANCE? |
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| THE ABILITY TO STORE ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS. |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY IMPEDANCE? |
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| THE TOTAL OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF ALTERNATING CURRENT. (THE VECTOR SUM OF RESISTANCE, CAPACITIVE REACTANCE AND INDUCTIVE REACTANCE) |
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| HOW CAN YOU FIND THE POLARITY OF AND ELECTROMAGNET? |
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| HOLD THE MAGNET IN YOUR LEFT HAND(FINGERS ON THE COIL IN THE DIRECTION OF ELECTRON FLOW) THUMB WILL POINT TO THE NORTH END OF THE ELECTROMAGNET. |
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| IN WHAT UNITS IS IMPEDANCE MEASURED? |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN A DC CIRCUIT? |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY A KILOWATT? |
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| 1,000 WATT'S (ONE THOUSAND WATT'S) |
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| WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CURRENT IN A DC CIRCUIT IF THE VOLTAGE IS INCREASED BUT THE RESISTANCE REMAINS THE SAME? |
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| WHAT ARE THREE TYPES OF DC CIRCUITS? REGARDING PLACEMENT OF VARIOUS CIRCUIT COMPONENTS. |
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| PARALLEL, SERIES, SERIES-PARALLEL. |
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| HOW MANY CELLS ARE THERE IN A 24-VOLT LEAD-ACID BATTERY? |
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| WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE ELECTROLYTE IN A FULLY CHARGED LEAD ACID BATTERY? |
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| WHAT TEMPERATURE RANGE OF THE ELECTROLYTE IN A LEAD ACID BATTERY DOES NOT REQUIRE A CORRECTION WHEN MEASURING SPECIFIC GRAVITY? |
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Definition
| BETWEEN 70 AND 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT |
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| WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU USE TO MEASURE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE ELECTROLYTE AND A LEAD-ACID BATTERY? |
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| HOW IS A LEAD-ACID BATTERY TREATED TO PROTECT IT FROM CORROSION? |
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| PAINT IT WITH ASPHALITIC(TAR BASE) PAINT OR POLYURETHANE ENAMEL |
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| WHAT IS USED TO NEUTRALIZE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE FROM A LEAD-ACID BATTERY? |
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| A BICARBONATE SODA AND WATER SOLUTION. |
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| HOW HIGH SHOULD THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL BE IN A PROPERLY SERVICED LEAD-ACID BATTERY? |
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| UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE INDICATOR IN THE CELL. |
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Term
| WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN A MAINTENACE SHOP WHERE BOTH LEAD-ACID AND NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES ARE SERVICED? |
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| THE TWO TYPES OF BATTERIES SHOULD BE KEPT SEPERATE. AS WELL AS THE TOOLS USED ON THEM. |
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| WHY IS A HYDROMETER NOT USED TO MEASRE THE STATE OF CHARGE OF A NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY? |
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| THE ELECTROLYTE DOES NOT ENTER INTO A CHEMICAL CHANGES WHEN BATTERY IS CHARGED OR DISCHARGED. (ITS SPECIFIC GRAVITY DOES NOT CHANGE APPRECIABLY) |
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| WHAT IS USED TO NEUTRALIZE SPILLED ELECTROLYTE FROM A NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY? |
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| A SOLUTION OF BORIC ACID AND WATER. |
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| WHAT IS MEANT BY ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION? |
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| THE TRANSFER OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM ONE CONDUCTOR TO ANOTHER THAT IS NOT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED. |
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| HOW MANY OHM'S ARE IN A MEGOHM? |
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| WHAT PART OF AN AMP IS A MILLIAMP? |
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