SELF – LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

SUBJECT: TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION GRADE: 8 QUARTER: 3

WEEK: 1
MELC: Prepare electrical materials and tools for the task COMPETENCY CODE: TLE_IAEI7P7/8UT-0a-1
Request appropriate electrical supplies and tools applicable to a specific job TLE_IAEI7P7/8UT-0a-2

NAME: ____________________________________________________ SECTION: KNOWLEDGE DATE: ___________________

SCHOOL: OBOOB INTEGRATED SCHOOL DISTRTICT: BANTAYAN I

I. READINGS/ DISCUSSIONS

PREPARE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND TOOLS

Electrical Tools and Equipment

Electrical task can be accomplished systematically to save time, effort, and resources. Most of the
work cannot be done using bare hands. To do the task, electrical tools or equipment are needed to
perform the job. This lesson will discuss the function/use of each tool or equipment used in electrical
wiring installations.

The following are common electrical tools and equipment needed in the installation of electrical
wiring.

I. 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.

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.

B.Philips Screw Driver. This has a cross tip resembling

a positive (+) sign. This is used to drive
screws with cross slot heads.

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

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.

II. 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) A. B. C.
C. Ballpeen hammer
 III. PLIERS. These made from metal with insulators in the handle
and are used for cutting, twisting, bending, holding, and
gripping wires and cables

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.

B. Side Cutting Pliers. This type of pliers is used for cutting fine,
medium and big wires and cables.

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.

IV. Wire Stripper- A tool used for removing insulation of medium sized wires ranging from
gauge #10 to gauge #16.

V. Electrician’s Knife. This is used by linemen to remove

Insulation of wire and cables in low and high
voltage transmission lines.

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.

VII.Hacksaw. This tool is used to cut metal conduit and armored cable.

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

Electrical materials are developed and constructed for a special purpose such as to:

1. control the flow of current in an electrical circuit;

2. carry electrical current from the source to the load or current consuming apparatus;
3. hold and secure wires to its fixtures inside and outside houses and buildings; and
4. protect the houses, buildings, appliances’ and instruments from any destruction and damage.
The following are the most commonly used electrical materials.
MATERIALS AND DESCRIPTION PICTURES
Convenience outlet- a device that acts as
a convenient source of electrical energy
for current consuming appliances. It is
where the male plug of an appliance is
inserted and usually fastened on the wall
or connected in an extension cord. It
maybe single, duplex, triplex or multiplex
and could be surface type or flush type.
Surface type (duplex)

Flush type (duplex)

 Male plugs

Male plug- a device inserted to a

convenience outlet to conduct electric
current. A flat cord is attached to it on one
end and the other end is connected to a
current consuming instrument or appliance.

Lamp holders- devices that hold and protect

the lamp and are also called as ―Lamp
Sockets/Receptacles‖. These come in many Flush type Hanging (chain)
designs and sizes. They are classified as flush,
hanging (weather proof/chain) and surface
types.

Surface type Hanging (weather)

Switch - a device that connects and

disconnects the flow of electric current in a
circuit. There are many shapes, designs, and
types and they are classified as hanging,
flush, and surface types.
Surface type

Flush type Hanging type

Fuse - a circuit protective device that

automatically blows and cut the current
when and over load or short circuit happens. Knife blade Cartridge Plug type

Circuit Breaker - a protective device used

to automatically blows and cuts the current
when trouble in the circuit such as short
circuit or overload occurs.

Circuit breaker

Clamps- electrical materials used to hold

and anchor electrical conduits in its proper
position.
Plastic clamp

Metal clamp
 METAL
PLASTIC
Junction Box - an octagonal shaped electrical
material where the connections or joints of
wires are being done. It is also where the flush
type lamp holder is attached. This could be
made of metal or plastic (PVC)
Polyvinylchloride.

Utility Box - a rectangular shaped metallic or

plastic (PVC) material in which flush type
convenience outlet and switch are attached.
METAL PLASTIC

Flat Cord- Is a duplex stranded wire used for

temporary wiring installation and commonly
used in extension cord assembly. It comes in a
roll of 150 meters and with sizes of gauge # 18
and gauge # 16 awg (American wire gauge).
Flat cord

Electrical Wire/Conductor- electrical material that could

be:

a. Stranded wire which is made of multiple strands

joined together to make a single wire. a. Stranded wire

b. Solid wire is made of a single strand of copper or

aluminum wire. These are used in wiring installation inside
and outside the buildings.
b. Solid wire

Conduits/Pipes- electrical materials used as the passage of Metallic conduit

wires for protection and insulation. These could be rigid
metallic, flexible metallic conduit (FMC), rigid nonmetallic
(PVC), and flexible non-metallic or corrugated plastic conduit
(CPC)

Flexible Non-metallic conduit or corrugated

plastic conduit (CPC)

Rigid Non-metallic conduit (PVC)

 Connectors- used to attach metallic or non-metallic conduit
Metal connector Flexible non-metallic
to the junction or utility boxes.
connector

COMMON WIRE SPLICES AND JOINTS

As a student in Electrical Installation and Maintenance you should acquire the important knowledge and skills in
wire splices and joints and should be familiar with the actual application of every splice and joint. This will serve as
your tool in performing actual wiring installation. Of course, another factor is the knowledge in interpreting and
analyzing the wiring diagram especially if the circuit is complicated.
The following are the Common Electrical Wire Splices and Joints.

Rat Tail or Pig Tail. This kind of joint is

commonly used to join two or more
conductors inside the junction box. It is
suitable for service where there is no
mechanical stress when wires are to be Y-splice. This method of wrapping is generally used on
connected in an outlet box, switch, or small cables because the strands are flexible and all can be
conduit fitting wrapped in one operation.

Knotted tap. This is used where the tap wire Plain tap joint. This is used where the tap wire is under
is under heavy tensile stress. considerable tensile stress circuit.

Duplex cross joint. This is a two-tap wire turned

Aerial tap. This is used as a temporary tap simultaneously and is used
usually done in constructions sites. The where the two tap wire is under heavy tensile stress.
easy twist will facilitate tap wire movement

Western Union Short-tie Splice. This is

the most widely used splice or joint in Western Union Long Tie. This is used extensively for
interior wiring installation to extend the outside wiring to extend the length of wire from one end
length of wire from one point to another. to another.

Cross joint. The same application is done Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint. This is used on large solid
as in plain tap and the only difference is conductors where it is difficult to wrap the heavy tap
 that this tap is a combination of two plain
taps place side by side with each other. wire around the main wire.

EXTENSION CORD

An extension cord is a span of flexible electrical power cable with a plug on one end and multiple sockets
on the other end. It comes in several varieties to suit the needs of the user. One of the most important
considerations is the power handling capacity to make it safe and functional.

Electrical gadgets are product of modern technology to make our life better. The number of electrical
gadgets available at home and in offices may exceed the existing convenience outlet installed in every room. The
best remedy to address the insufficiency of available outlet is to use an extension cord especially if the electrical
gadgets need to operate at the same time.

REMINDER

Be careful in buying an extension cord. You have to look for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
markings. The Product Standard (PS) or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) markings on it signify that the
product passed the DTI standard for safety and quality.

Sample pictures of extension cords using different materials

Ampere - a unit of measure of electric current

Circuit - the path of electric current from the source to the components and goes back to the
source

Kilowatt - a unit of power which is equivalent to 1000w

Conductor - a wire or a cord which provides path for current flow

Resistance - the quality of electric current measured in ohms that resist the flow of current

Hot wire - a wire through which current flows

Insulator – material used to cover electric wires which may be made from plastic, rubber, or
asbestos.

Tools - are implements used to modify raw materials for human use
Corrugated plastic conduit (CPC) - commonly known as flexible non-metallic conduit or the
“moldflex”

Metallic Conduits- metal raceways that was classified into four; rigid steel conduit (RSC),
intermediate metallic conduit or tubing (IMC or IMT), electrical metallic conduit or tubing (EMC
or EMT) and the flexible metallic conduit (FMC)

Non-metallic conduits- plastic conduits or raceways designed to be a channel of wire that are
classified as; rigid non-metallic conduit or the PVC, the flexible nonmetallic or CPC, and the
surface plastic molding

Connectors and Adapters - accessories that are used to connect from boxes to conduits or
raceways to the other boxes in the electrical system
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORMS
Correctness of the entry of different forms used in electrical work is necessary in order to acquire
right, complete and accurate number of materials and tools needed in a specific electrical job. Here are
samples of different forms used in electrical work.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORMS

 Correctness of the entry of different forms used in electrical work is necessary in order to acquire
right, complete and accurate number of materials and tools needed in a specific electrical job.
Here are samples of different forms used in electrical work.
1. Purchase requisition is a document generated by a user department or storeroom personnel to notify
the purchasing department items it needs to order, their quantity, and the timeframe. It may also
contain the authorization to proceed with the purchase. This is also called purchase request or
requisition.

REQUISITION SLIP FORM

Name:
Project:
Location:
Classification:
Purpose:
NO. QUANTITY UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT TOTAL
COST COST

_______________ ______________ _____________

_____________ REQUISITIONER TEACHER HEAD
PRINCIPAL

2. Inventory are raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods that are
considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale. Inventory
represents one of the most important assets that most businesses possess, because the turnover of
inventory represents one of the primary sources of revenue generation and subsequent earnings for
the company's shareholders/owners.
 INVENTORY OF MATERIALS FORM
Name:
Section:
School:
Shop lab.:
Purpose:
Tools/ No. of No. of not No. of No. of No. of
Equipmen Qty. Functional Functional Condemn- Borrowed Missing
t but able
Repairable

________________ ______________ ________________ _______________

REQUISITIONER TEACHER HEAD PRINCIPAL

Date:_______________________

3. Job order or Work Order form is a written instruction to perform a work according to specified
requirements, within specified timeframe and cost estimates.

4. BORROWER’S FORM is a form used to request for tools and equipment needed for a particular job. It
indicates the department that the borrower is connected, the date, the job that is to be done, who is the
person to approve the request, when it was returned and if it was in good condition.
II. EXERCISES.
Directions: Read the statement carefully and identify what is being described or defined. Choose your
answer from the words inside the box. Write your answer on the space provided

Long Nose Pliers Circuit Breaker Hammer Stubby Screw Driver

Electrician’s Knife Utility box Wire Stripper Portable Electric Drill

Philips Screw Driver Connectors Conduits

Male Plug Fuse Combination Pliers Junction Box

______________1. This is used for griping, holding, cutting electrical wires and cables and even small nails.
Usually used by linemen in doing heavy tasks.
______________2. 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.
______________3. This has a cross tip resembling a positive (+) sign. It is used to drive screws with cross
slot heads.
______________4. This is tools used in driving or pounding and pulling out nails.
_______________5. A tool used for removing insulation of medium sized wires ranging from gauge #10 to
gauge #16.
______________6. 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.

______________7. Comes in either Standard or Philips screw driver with short shank or blade and shorted
handle used to turn screws in tight space where standard screw driver cannot be used.
______________8. Used by linemen to remove insulation of wire and cables in low and high voltage
transmission lines.

______________9. Is a device inserted to a convenience outlet to conduct electric current. A flat cord is
attached to it on one end and the other end is connected to a current consuming
instrument or appliance.
______________10. This is a circuit protective device that automatically blows and cut the current when
an over load or short circuit happens.
______________11. This is a rectangular shaped metallic or plastic (PVC) material in which flush type
convenience outlet and switch are attached.
______________12. Are electrical materials used as the passage of wires for protection and Insulation.
______________13. Are used to attach metallic or non-metallic conduit to the junction or utility boxes.
______________14. This is a protective device used to automatically cut off the current when trouble in
the circuit such as short circuit or over load occurs.
______________15. Is an octagonal shaped electrical material where the connections or joints of wires are
being done. It is also where the flush type lamp holder is attached.

III. ASSESMENT
A. Directions: Accomplish the table.

COMMON TYPES OF FORMS

DESCRIPTION PURPOSE
1.

2.

3.

4.

B. Direction: Match the forms in Column A with the corresponding descriptions in Column B. Write
the letter of your answer.

Column A Column B

1. A document generated by a user department or _____ a. Inventory of Materials Form

storeroom-personnel to notify the purchasing
department of items it needs to order, their quantity, and
the time frame

2. The raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely _____ b. Requisition Slip Form
finished goods that are considered to be the portion of a
business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale

2. A form use to request for tools and equipment _____ c. Job Order/ Work Order Form
to be used for a particular job. is a written instruction to
perform a work

4. A written instruction to perform a work according to specified _____d. Borrowers Form

requirements, within specified timeframe and cost estimates.
ANSWER KEY:

EXERCISES:

1. Combination Pliers
2. Long Nose Pliers
3. Philips Screw driver
4. Claw Hammer
5. Wire Stripper
6. Portable electric drill
7. Stubby screw driver
8. Electrician’s knife
9. Male plug
10. Fuse
11. Utility box
12. Conduits
13. Connectors
14. Circuit Breaker
15. Junction box

ASSESSMENT:

A.
1. Purchase requisition is a document generated by a user department or storeroom personnel
to notify the purchasing department items it needs to order, their quantity, and the timeframe
2. Inventory are raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods that are
considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.
3. Job order or Work Order form is a written instruction to perform a work according to specified
requirements, within specified timeframe and cost estimates.

4. BORROWER’S FORM is a form used to request for tools and equipment needed for a particular
job.

B.

1.B
2. A
3. D
4. C