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Electrical Troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting involves checking and resolving an electrical problem (such as when an electrical device stops working correctly). Common troubleshooting practices include checking if the power is on, the bulb has burnt out, or the breaker tripped.

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What will happen if the slip ring connection is open?

The motor will not work. The slip rings are used to in conjunction with the brushes to deliver a current to the rotor. The set of rings are a complete electrical circuit within the motor. In a synchronous motor the rings are used to supply voltage to the rotors pole coils. In operation these coil poles follow the rotating magnetic field in the stator.

How can you distribute electricity to 20 buildings?

To distribute power over that many buildings, depending of the spacing of the buildings, a primary line distribution should be used. At regular intervals a step down transformer will be connected to the primary line to bring the voltage potential down to a usable voltage as required by the buildings. One transformer may be able to do more than one building depending on what each building's calculated connected load is rated at.

What type of conductors shall be used for wiring on fixture chains?

The type of wire you are looking for is called lamp cord. It comes in different colours usually to match the fixture. Fixtures hanging from chains use a clear insulation so as to blend in with the fixture chain colour. Remember that the smooth wire of the lamp cord connects to the hot wire and the ribbed wire on the lamp cord connects to the neutral wire in the ceiling junction box.

How does a bimetal function?

A bi-metal is constructed with two dissimilar metals bonded together. The expansion factor is different in each metal. When heat is applied the bi-metal will bend in the direction of the metal with the least amount of expansion factor.

What activities are lost when the electrical supply is cut off?

All activity that depends upon an electrical supply to operate will cease. To overcome this type of situation standby generators and uninterrupted power supplies are used until the electrical supply is re-established.

What is the use of the rheostat in a star and delta starter?

There is a small potentiometer fitted to the delta timer. This is the time delay between the start button being pressed and the changeover to delta operation. If the starter trips on overload when changeover occurs you need to increase the time delay See related links

What is the g in a megger test?

It is the terminal on the megger that the ground cable connect to when testing a device to ground.

Why is it important to use the appropriate hand tools and power tools when wiring?

A tradesman is only as good as the tool that he has to work with. Having the right tools to do the job make you efficient at what you are doing. Not having the right tools makes the tradesman look incompetent and gives the impression to the customer that he is not getting his moneys worth. Having the right tools stops the frustration of trying to make-do to complete the job.

Can you use stainless steel wire in electrolysis?

yes depending on the reaction and the thickness of the wire. if it produces a chemical that will react with steel then no aslo if it is a vigerous reaction the heat energy may dissmantel the steel

What happens if a megger test fails?

If a megger test fails you have a short between the two wires or the wire to ground that you are testing. This short circuit has to be repaired before the equipment is placed back into service.

How do you troubleshoot the uninterruptible power supply?

To trouble shoot a device the problem with the device has to be stated. With a UPS the first thing to check is the batteries.

What type of maintenance in dry type transformer?

Yearly maintenance should include blowing out dust and then vacuuming up the dust. While the transformer is down all the bolts and terminations should be checked for tightness. Make sure that the vents in the case are not blocked by foreign objects that happen to be in the same room as the transformer.

How many Watts would one string of 300 Christmas tree bulbs with 2.5 volt bulbs working off of 120V power source equate to?

If you can tell me the resistance across the bulb, I can tell you the total wattage. Watt = amps x volts. I (amps) = E (volts 2.5)/ R (resistance in ohms). Calculate for amps draw on one lamp and then times 300 will give you total amperage. Take this value times total voltage and it will give you total wattage.

What are the types of instruments used to measure open circuit and short circuit faults in electrical machines windings?

The main test instrument is called a megohm meter, megger for shortened version. On the whole megger testing is non destructive. What happens is a DC voltage is applied to the device or winding under test. It is an insulation test to see is the insulation has been injured in any way to cause a short circuit when normal power is applied to it. On my megger there are 3 ranges 300V, 750V, and 1000 volts. Applying the proper voltage is essential to not damaging the device you are testing. Working voltages up to 240 volts should use the 300 range. Working voltages up to 600 volts use the 750 volt range and working voltages above 600 use the 1000 volt range. As you can see if you used the 1000 volt range on a device that had a working voltage of say 24 volts you could damage the insulation just by testing it. So meggering a device is non destructive if you use the tester as its instructions tell you to.

What is the difference between internal and external triggering or synchronization?

This term is usually used with the operation of electronic scopes. You can set the display pattern to be triggered by internal, external or sync. External sync requires a extra wire be connected to what you are viewing to trigger the repeat sweep on the scope. Internal senses the spike in the pattern and makes the sweep repeat.

How is Texas Tech's electrical engineering?

I graduated from TTU's electrical engineering Bachelor's program in Summer '07, and I am now finishing my Master's degree at a German university. I can say without a doubt that the education I received from Texas Tech was excellent and world class. Also, for students who plan to continue on to post-graduate studies, the electrical engineering program at TTU offers several Master's programs which have private industry affiliates. If you should qualify for one of these Master's programs, you could receive a fairly decent income while at the same time securing yourself a position at a large technical firm.

My kindle won't charge. Where can l get my kindle fixed?

One possibility is a local computer repair shop. The kindle is essentially a special purpose tablet computer.

What does MNA in AC motors stand for?

The meaning of MNA is Magnetic Neutral Axis. It can be defined as the axis along which no emf is produced, as the armature conductors moves parallel to the field flux lines. The scope of how it works is to great an explanation for this site.

What do you mean the 1st order and 2nd order filter circuit?

1st order that has in low pass filter one resistor and a capacitor in parellal to ground .And the 2nd order filter has one pole as a above and second as resistor in series and capacitor for gain and the refers to the number of components (C,L).

How do you determine the maximum Wattage of a transistor from its canister markings. Specifically a B22M TCG102A. Any standards websites you could recommend. Thanks.?

It is very difficult to identify transistor watts from the package, due to the increase in dissipation that can be obtained from a heat sink -- not normally provided with the transistor. In your case however, the TCG102A should cross reference to the standard ECG line of electronic components. Find the ratings you seek by searching for the electrical characteristics of the ECG-102A transistor.