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ELECTRICIAN - CITS

EXERCISE 2: Practice Proper use & General safety

measures of Electrician hand tools

Objectives
At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• identify and specify the electrician hand tools
• practice the proper use of electrician hand tools
• practice safe handling measures of electrician hand tools.

Requirements

Tools/Equipments/Instruments

• Combination Plier 165mm, • Ball peen Hammer 0.5 kg - 1 No.
insulated - 1 No. • Multi meter Digital, 3 digit - 1 No.
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• Nose plier 165mm, insulated - 1 No. Materials/Components
• Screw Driver 150mm, insulated
stem - 1 No. • PVC copper wire 1.5 sq.mm - 2 m.
• Neon Tester 75mm, 500 V - 1 No. • Test lamp 100 W, 230V - 1 No.
• Electrician knife Insulated - 1 No. • Copper lugs Assorted size - as reqd.
• Wire stripper 100 mm - 1 No. • Cotton waste - as reqd.
• Crimping tool 1.5 mm - 4² mm - 1 No.
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• Spanners, open end 6 to 16mm - 1 Set
Procedure

TASK 1: Identify and specify the Electrician tools
1 Collect the all the Tools required for experiment.
2 Draw the neat sketch of Electrician hand tools.
3 Identify & specify the different types of Electrician hand tools.

4 Check the specifications of Electrician hand tools.

TASK 2: Practice the proper use of Electrician hand tools
1 Practice the use and safe handling of combination plier & Nose plier for cutting & twisting of PVC wires and
holding the objects.

2 Practice the use and safe handling of neon tester by checking the supply in 1 Ph. Socket.
3 Practice the use and safe handling of screw drivers by driving the screws.
4 Practice the use and safe handling of crimping tool & wire striper by crimping the copper Lugs of different size
on PVC copper wires.
5 Practice the use and safe handling of spanners and hammer.
6 Practice the use and safe handling of multi meter by measuring the AC & DC voltage, resistance and continuity.

Safety precautions to be fallowed for Electrician hand tools

1 Do not cut steel /hard metal wires with combination plier.
2 Do not use combination plier as spanner. (It may only be used to hold the nut & bolts while tightening with
spanner).

3 Never test the HT supply with neon tester. (It is suitable for checking the LT supply up to 500 V only).

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