The document discusses various electrical tools and their functions. It describes screwdrivers like standard, Philips, and stubby screwdrivers which are used to drive different types of screws. Pliers are also discussed, including combination pliers, side cutting pliers, and long nose pliers which are used for gripping, cutting, and holding wires. Additional tools mentioned are wire strippers, electrician's knives, portable electric drills, and hacksaws, each serving a specific purpose like stripping wire insulation or cutting metal materials. Proper tool use and safety are emphasized.

1. ELECTRICAL
TOOLS and
ITS FUNCTION

2. ELECTRICAL TOOLS
Electrical tools are
needed to perform our
job easier and faster.
Electrical task can be
accomplished
systematically to save
time, effort and
resources.

3. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
SCREW DRIVERS –
These tools are made of
steel hardened and
tempered at the tip used
to loosen or tighten
screws with slotted
heads. They come in
various sizes and
shapes.

4. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
A. Standard/Flat Screw
Driver -
The blade tip is wedge-shaped
and resembles a
negative (-) sign. This is
used to drive screws with
a single slot head.

5. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
B. Philips Screw Driver -
This has a cross tip
resembling a positive (+)
sign. This is used to drive
screws with cross slot
heads.

6. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
C. Stubby Screw Driver –
It comes in either
Standard or Philips screw
driver with short shank or
blade and a shorted
handle used to turn
screws in tight space
where standard screw
driver cannot be used.

7. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
D. Allen Screw
Driver/Wrench -
This could be in the shape
of a screw driver or a
wrench. Its function is to
drive screw with
hexagonal slot head.

8. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
HAMMERS -These are
tools used in driving or
pounding and pulling out
nails. They are made of
hard steel, wood, plastic or
rubber. The following are
types of hammer:
A. Claw hammer
B. Mallet(rubber head)
C. Ballpeen hammer

9. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
III. PLIERS - These made
from metal with insulators
in the handle and are used
for
cutting, twisting, bending,
holding, and gripping wires
and cables.

10. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
A. Combination Pliers
(Lineman’s Pliers). This
is used for gripping,
holding, and cutting
electrical wires and cables
and even small nails. They
are usually used by
linemen in doing heavy
tasks.

11. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
B. Side Cutting Pliers -
This type of pliers is used
for cutting fine, medium
and big wires and cables.

12. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
C. Long Nose Pliers. This
is used for cutting and
holding fine wires. This
can reach tight space or
small opening where other
pliers cannot reach and
also used in making
terminal loops of copper
wires.

13. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
IV. Wire Stripper- A tool
used for removing
insulation of medium sized
wires ranging from gauge
#10 to gauge #16.

14. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
V. Electrician’s Knife.
This is used by linemen to
remove
insulation of wire and
cables in low and high
voltage
transmission lines.

15. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
VI. Portable Electric drill.
A small drilling machine
with a chuck capacity of
¼‖ to 3/8‖. It is used in
making holes on metal
sheets and concrete walls.

16. ELECTRICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
FUNCTION
VII. Hacksaw. This tool is
used to cut metal conduit
and armored cable.

17. REMINDERS:
1.Use the right tool for the
right job.
2.Do not tease your
classmate or play while
working.
3.Always remember that
you are working with a
live wire.

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20. ASSIGNMENT:
Write down the different
electrical supplies and
materials used in electrical
assembly.

21. Thank You and
Mabuhay!