13337343820 | Alternating Current | an electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals, typically used in power supplies. | ![]() | 0 |
13337343821 | Direct Current | an electric current flowing in one direction only. | ![]() | 1 |
13337343822 | Volts | the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance. | ![]() | 2 |
13337343823 | Amps | full of nervous energy | ![]() | 3 |
13337343824 | Watts | the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere | ![]() | 4 |
13337343825 | Circuit | a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place | ![]() | 5 |
13337343826 | Service Panel | a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits, while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure | ![]() | 6 |
13337343827 | Ohms | the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt. | ![]() | 7 |
13337343828 | Resistance | the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely | ![]() | 8 |
13337343829 | Conductor | a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this | ![]() | 9 |
13337343830 | Insulator | a substance or device that does not readily conduct electricity | ![]() | 10 |
13337343831 | Ohms Law | a law relating the voltage difference between two points, the electric current flowing between them, and the resistance of the path of the current | ![]() | 11 |
13337343832 | Multimeter | an instrument designed to measure electric current, voltage, and usually resistance, typically over several ranges of value. | ![]() | 12 |
13337343841 | Hot Wire | depending on the expansion of a wire when heated or on a change in the electrical resistance of a wire when heated or cooled. "a hot-wire detector" | ![]() | 13 |
13337343842 | Neutral Wire | Neutral is a circuit conductor that normally carries current, and is connected to ground (earth) at the main electrical panel. In the electrical trade, the conductor of a 2-wire circuit connected to the supply neutral point and earth ground is referred to as the "neutral". | ![]() | 14 |
13337343843 | Ground Wire | The Ground Wire. The term "ground" refers to a connection to the earth, which acts as a reservoir of charge. A ground wire provides a conducting path to the earth which is independent of the normal current-carrying path in an electrical appliance. | ![]() | 15 |
13337343844 | Schematic | A diagram, in particular of an electric or electronic circuit. | ![]() | 16 |
13338646665 | Fuse | A safety device that breaks the circuit when it is overloaded by melting a fusible link | 17 |
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